1. to send or pass something from one person, place, or thing to another
2. to broadcast a radio or television program
3. to pass on a disease, infection, or genetic trait to another person or organism
Usage: medical

Examples

• The satellite will transmit data back to Earth.
• Radio stations transmit music and news 24 hours a day.
• Mosquitoes can transmit malaria to humans.
• Parents transmit genetic traits to their children.
• Glass transmits light but blocks ultraviolet rays.
• The teacher asked students to transmit their assignments electronically.
• Copper wires transmit electrical signals efficiently.