xmit
xmit is the abbreviation 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.
Forms of xmit
| third-person singular present | xmits |
|---|---|
| present participle | xmitting |
| past participle | xmitted |
| past | xmitted |
Questions about xmit
- What is xmit the abbreviation of?
- Xmit is the abbreviation of transmit.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: xmit (page history and authors); transmit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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