transmits
Relays a signal
Transmits is the third-person singular of transmit, meaning to send or pass something from one place or person to another.
Radio towers transmit signals; diseases transmit through contact; parents transmit traits to children.
The word implies movement across distance or through a medium: The satellite transmits data back to Earth.
What's transmitted can be physical, electronic, or abstract—power, information, traditions.
Transmitted communication
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- informGive facts to
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
signal · indicate · impart · disclose · reveal · articulate · correspondence · exchange
Radio frequency spectrum
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- frequencyRate of recurrence
station · satellite · cable · streaming · telecast · network · programming · live
Disease spread by contact
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
infection · spreads · carrier · vector · host · contamination · epidemic · airborne
message
Transmitted communication
express · signal · indicate · impart · disclose · reveal · articulate · correspondence · exchange · disseminate
airwaves
Radio frequency spectrum
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
frequency · station · satellite · cable · streaming · telecast · network · programming · live · digital
contagion
Disease spread by contact
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
disease · infection · spreads · carrier · vector · host · contamination · epidemic · airborne · bloodborne
electricity
Energy from charged particles
conductor · circuit · energy · heat · medium · cable · fiber · signal · impulse · charge
dispatches
Official urgent messages
beams · routes · transfers · channels · conducts · carries · passes · conveys · directs · emits
transmitsblocks
Obstructs or sections
stops · obstructs · jams · interrupts · intercepts
- viral transmissionSpread of infectious agents
- automatic transmissionSelf-changing vehicle gears
- transmission towersStructures supporting electrical cables
- manual transmissionDriver-operated gear selector
- digital transmissionData sent via signals
- voice transmissionConveying speech electronically
transmit, transmission, transmitted, transmitter, transmitting, transmitters