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transmitter

[ trans-mit-er, tranz- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that transmits.
  2. Also called transmitting set. Radio. a device for sending electromagnetic waves; the part of a broadcasting apparatus that generates and modulates the radiofrequency current and conveys it to the antenna.
  3. the part of a telephonic or telegraphic apparatus that converts sound waves or mechanical movements into corresponding electric waves or impulses.
  4. Biochemistry. neurotransmitter.


transmitter

/ ٰæԳˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that transmits
  2. the equipment used for generating and amplifying a radio-frequency carrier, modulating the carrier with information, and feeding it to an aerial for transmission
  3. the microphone in a telephone that converts sound waves into audio-frequency electrical signals
  4. a device that converts mechanical movements into coded electrical signals transmitted along a telegraph circuit
  5. physiol short for neurotransmitter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

transmitter

/ ٰăԲĭ-ə /

  1. A device that converts sound, light, or electrical signals into radio, microwave, or other electrical signals of sufficient strength for the purpose of telecommunication.
  2. Compare receiver
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transmitter1

First recorded in 1720–30; transmit + -er 1
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Its first broadcast - made on a transmitter loaned to the US by the BBC - stated a modest purpose.

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Mr Taylor believes the decline started in the 1980s and was partly linked to improvements to TV transmitters.

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Mount Wilson, north of Sierra Madre, is home to key radio and TV transmitters for the region, as well as a historic observatory.

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A transmitter believed to be a detonator was found in the truck with Jabbar.

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In desert tortoise head-starting programs, biologists use radio transmitters to monitor wild females and portable X-ray machines to determine when they’re pregnant.

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