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transmitter
[ trans-mit-er, tranz- ]
noun
- a person or thing that transmits.
- Also called transmitting 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.
- the part of a telephonic or telegraphic apparatus that converts sound waves or mechanical movements into corresponding electric waves or impulses.
- Biochemistry. neurotransmitter.
transmitter
/ ٰæԳˈɪə /
noun
- a person or thing that transmits
- the equipment used for generating and amplifying a radio-frequency carrier, modulating the carrier with information, and feeding it to an aerial for transmission
- the microphone in a telephone that converts sound waves into audio-frequency electrical signals
- a device that converts mechanical movements into coded electrical signals transmitted along a telegraph circuit
- physiol short for neurotransmitter
transmitter
/ ٰăԲ′ĭ-ə /
- A device that converts sound, light, or electrical signals into radio, microwave, or other electrical signals of sufficient strength for the purpose of telecommunication.
- Compare receiver
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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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