transmitter
noun
trans·mit·ter
tran(t)s-ˈmi-tər 
tranz-;
ˈtran(t)s-ˌmi-,
ˈtranz-
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Mosquitoes are the main transmitters of the disease.
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More recently, the spacecraft turned off one of its two transmitters after what engineers suspected was due to Voyager 1’s fault protection system, which autonomously responds to onboard issues.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Fog and rain, but even simple air turbulence, are enough to disrupt the signal, which also requires a stable, direct line of sight between transmitter and receiver.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Named after the first electricity transmitter erected in the area, Al-Trans intersection stood at the center of Jabaliya — figuratively and geographically.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Researchers had affixed two transmitters to the porbeagle—one that would send a signal anytime the shark surfaced and another that recorded data continuously until it was set to pop off, float to the surface and send its data to a waiting satellite.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Fog and rain, but even simple air turbulence, are enough to disrupt the signal, which also requires a stable, direct line of sight between transmitter and receiver.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Named after the first electricity transmitter erected in the area, Al-Trans intersection stood at the center of Jabaliya — figuratively and geographically.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Researchers had affixed two transmitters to the porbeagle—one that would send a signal anytime the shark surfaced and another that recorded data continuously until it was set to pop off, float to the surface and send its data to a waiting satellite.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Transmitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmitter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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transmitter
noun
trans·mit·ter
tran(t)s-ˈmit-ər
tranz-
tranz-
: one that transmits
especially
: a device that sends out radio or television signals
Medical Definition
transmitter
noun
trans·mit·ter
-ˈmit-ər
: one that transmits
specifically
: neurotransmitter
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