transmit
part of speech
verb (transmit, transmits, transmitted, transmitting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To send out radio, TV or electronic signals. tree →
2) To pass something, like a disease, from one person or thing to another. tree →
3) To let light, heat, sound or electricity pass through: Glass transmits light. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, materials that transmit light are transparent; metals transmit electricity and heat well. In health lessons, some illnesses are transmitted by coughs or bites. In technology, phones and radios transmit signals as waves.
examples
- The station transmits news every hour. tree →
- Mosquitoes can transmit malaria. tree →
- Glass transmits light, but wood does not. tree →
- Copper wire transmits electricity well. tree →
- The rover transmitted pictures from Mars. tree →
- Covering your mouth when you cough helps stop germs being transmitted. tree →
note
Doubles the t: transmitted, transmitting (stress on -MIT). Noun: transmission; a device: transmitter. Opposite actions: receive (signals), block (light).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «transmit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.