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transmissive Definition


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transmit
verb transmitted, transmitting
    1. To pass or hand on (especially a message, a genetic characteristic, an inheritance, or an infection or disease).
      Thesaurus: send, radio, broadcast, dispatch, communicate, convey, relay; Antonym: receive.
    2. To convey (emotion, etc).
      Example: a painting that transmits the artist's inner turmoil
    tr & intr
    3a. To send out (signals) by radio waves;
    tr & intr
    3b. To broadcast (a radio or television programme).
    4. To allow (eg light, sound, heat, electricity, etc) to pass through; to act as a medium for.
    5. To transfer (a force, power, etc) from one part, eg of an engine, mechanical system, etc, to another.
Derivative: transmissible
adj
    Derivative: transmissibility
    noun
      Derivative: transmissive
      adj
        Derivative: transmissivity
        noun
          Derivative: transmittable
          adj
            Derivative: transmittal
            noun
              Etymology: 14c: from Latin transmittere to send across.



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