transmitted
part of speech
verb, past tense and past participle of «transmit» (transmit, transmits, transmitted, transmitting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Sent out a signal, such as radio, TV, phone or internet. tree →
2) Passed a disease or germs from one person or animal to another. tree →
3) Let heat, light, sound or electricity pass through. tree →
4) Passed on information, knowledge or feelings to others. tree →
5) To pass a gift, power or quality on to another person. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons: sound is transmitted through air, water and solids; light is transmitted through glass; electricity through wires. In health: some illnesses are transmitted by coughs, so we wash hands. In technology: TV and radio programmes are transmitted from masts and satellites. Phrases: «transmitted through», «transmitted by», «sexually transmitted» (health), «transmitted live».
examples
- The match was transmitted live on TV. tree →
- The message was transmitted by radio. tree →
- Colds are transmitted by coughs and sneezes. tree →
- Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. tree →
- Sound is transmitted faster through water than through air. tree →
- Light is transmitted through clear glass. tree →
- The signal was transmitted to the satellite. tree →
- This elder Themis inherited from her mother the gift of prophecy, and when she became merged into her younger representative she transmitted to her this prophetic power. tree →
note
Double the «t»: transmit → transmitted, transmitting. Noun: «transmission»; device: «transmitter». In science, «transmitted» light passes through a material; «reflected» light bounces off; «absorbed» light is taken in.
Trees and pragmatics
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