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transmit

[trans-mit, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪt, trænz- /


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In particular, an antenna's length helps determine which radio frequencies it can efficiently transmit or receive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Pillinger persuaded Britpop band Blur to compose a distinctive call-sign that Beagle 2 would transmit to Earth after landing.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“As long as measles continues to transmit in the country, it will find its way into these exquisitely vulnerable communities and cause massive outbreaks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It is the adult beetles, emerging from hibernation to feed in late April and May, that transmit Dutch elm disease.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

On one monitor, a high-flying drone transmits the view of a field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The shipping route, which handles five percent of global maritime trade, will cut the number of daily transmits from 36 to 34 from September 3, and to 32 later in the month.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

What he transmits as a player is so direct, so incisive, constantly.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The system places a nonlinear waveguide between two optical filters, each of which transmits a different portion of the light spectrum.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026

He tells me to be careful, and that he will be monitoring anything that transmits through my microphone.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

The other forms of plague are bubonic, which infects the lymph nodes, and septicemic, which is transmitted in the bloodstream and is also very deadly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

According to prosecutors, Rush also transmitted top secret national defense information to a "foreign government official" in 2025.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

It connected the molecular assembly to the cell's internal skeleton, allowing force to be transmitted across the surface of the material being engulfed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

An infected animal can pass rabies to another animal or to a person through its bite, but that’s not the only way it can be transmitted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I don’t know why these things have to be transmitted by word of mouth, he thought.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

The pair had flown out from Glasgow Airport at 16:17 and stopped transmitting at 16:37, a few miles north east of the village of Drymen near Stirling.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

They have shown that a laser can generate a plasma filament that functions as a transmitting antenna, establishing a foundation for future improvements.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

In March 2000, as the bubble burst, shares of companies in the business of transmitting data, or networking, plummeted too.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The lawsuit alleges people wearing the smart glasses were unwittingly transmitting data to Meta whenever they used Meta AI by saying “Hey Meta,” or sometimes accidentally when adjusting the glasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

In contrast, ever since the Cognitive Revolution, Sapiens have been able to change their behaviour quickly, transmitting new behaviours to future generations without any need of genetic or environmental change.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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