trans·mit [ tranz mít ](past and past participletrans·mit·ted, present participletrans·mit·ting, 3rd person present singulartrans·mits)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive verb send something: to send something, pass something on, or cause something to spread, from one person, thing, or place to another The disease is transmitted by droplet infection.
2. transitive verb communicate information: to communicate a message, information, or news Data was quickly transmitted.
3. transitive and intransitive verb telecommunications radio send signal: to send a signal by radio waves, satellite, or wire
4. transitive and intransitive verb broadcasting broadcast program: to broadcast a radio or television program
5. transitive verb physics make radiation pass through something: to make heat, sound, light, or other radiation pass or spread through space or a medium
6. transitive verb physics allow radiation through: to allow heat, sound, or light or other radiation to pass through
7. transitive verb mechanical engineering transfer power: to transfer power, force, or movement from one part of a mechanism to another
[14th century. < Latin transmittere "send across" < mittere "send"]
