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retransmitter

retransmitter noun: any device that retransmits a signal.

Noun

retransmitter (plural retransmitters)

  1. Any device that retransmits a signal.
    • For example, much of the population in many rural areas gets television by satellite dishes hooked to local retransmitters, not even affiliate stations, just literal retransmitters.2007, Joseph D. Straubhaar, World Television: From Global to Local

Forms of retransmitter

pluralretransmitters

Origin of retransmitter

From re- + transmitter.

Questions about retransmitter

What does retransmitter mean?
Retransmitter means any device that retransmits a signal.
What part of speech is retransmitter?
Retransmitter is a noun.
What is the plural of retransmitter?
The plural of retransmitter is retransmitters.

Words near retransmitter in the dictionary

  1. retransmissions
  2. retransmissive
  3. retransmit
  4. retransmits
  5. retransmitted
  6. retransmitter
  7. retransmitters
  8. retransmitting
  9. retransmute
  10. retransmuted
  11. retransmutes

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