transmitting

Beaming information out

Transmitting is the present participle of transmit—to send something from one place or person to another.

Radio towers transmit signals; diseases transmit between hosts; parents transmit values to children.

The word implies movement across distance or through a medium: The station is transmitting on 91.5 FM.

What's transmitted can be physical (power, disease) or abstract (information, culture).

broadcast

radio

Electromagnetic wave receiver

satellite · frequency · network · livestream · telecast · streaming · cable · podcast · newscast · viewer

communication

message

Transmitted communication

telegram · communique · relay · notification · update · bulletin · announcement · news · report · memo

signal

frequency

Rate of recurrence

carrier · bandwidth · transponder · radiowave · amplitude · spectrum · digital · analog · encryption · multiplexing

disease

contagious

Transmissible between people

  • infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
  • virusMicroscopic infectious agent
  • pathogenDisease-causing microorganism

vector · epidemic · pandemic · outbreak · spread · carrier · contamination · airborne · droplet · incubation

mechanical

power

Energy transfer rate

  • torqueRotational force measurement
  • gearToothed wheel or belongings
  • drivetrainVehicle power transmission system

shaft · clutch · belt · pulley · axle · differential · crankshaft · flywheel · linkage · chain

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Opposites
signal direction

transmittingreceiving

Acquiring what's sent

picking up · listening · accepting · tuning in · intercepting

information flow

transmittingwithholding

Keeping from another

blocking · suppressing · concealing · retaining · hoarding

disease/pathogen spread

transmittingcontaining

Holding within limits

preventing · isolating · quarantining · immunizing · stopping

Family

translation, transmit, transmission, transmitted, transmitter, transmits, transmissions, transfiguration, transmittable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G