transmitting
transmitting is the present participle and gerund of transmit.
Meaning of transmit
Verb
transmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)
- To send or convey from one person, place or thing to another.
- To spread or pass on (something such as a disease or a signal).
- To impart, convey or hand down by inheritance or heredity.
- To communicate (news or information, especially electronically).
- Synonyms:
- broadcast
- To convey or conduct (energy or force) through a mechanism or medium.
- The tractive and braking forces are transmitted to the body through a downward projecting pivot pin in the normal way.1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 728
- To send out (a signal, as opposed to receive).
- A Mayday call was transmitted by the stricken vessel.
Noun
transmitting
- A process of transmission.
Questions about transmitting
- What does transmitting mean?
- Transmitting means a process of transmission.
- What is transmitting the present participle and gerund of?
- Transmitting is the present participle and gerund of transmit.
- What part of speech is transmitting?
- Transmitting is a noun.
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