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transmitter

  • noun

One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).

Other meanings

  1. An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

Synonyms

  • sender

Related words

  • immunotransmitter
  • microtransmitter
  • transceiver
  • transponder
  • infinity transmitter
  • arc transmitter
  • radio transmitter
  • carbon transmitter
  • emergency location transmitter
  • chemotransmitter
  • cotransmitter
  • emergency locator transmitter

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “transmitter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.