noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).

   "Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters."

2. 2
   set used to broadcast radio or tv signals wordnet
3. 3
   An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.
4. 4
   any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease wordnet
5. 5
   someone who transmits a message wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

senderam transmitteramateur transmitterbeaconcall boxcarrier

Antonyms

All antonyms

receiver

Example

More examples

"The transmitter on Voyager was not reachable due to solar winds."

Etymology

From transmit + -er.

Related phrases

arc transmittercarbon transmitteremergency location transmitteremergency locator transmitterinfinity transmitterradio transmittercarrier wave

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