relay transmitter
- noun
- /ˈriːleɪ ˈtrænzmɪtər/
- Specialized
:
transmisor repetidor
- The television signal was boosted by a relay transmitter on the hill.
Examples
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Engineers installed a new relay transmitter to improve mobile phone coverage in the region.
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Without a relay transmitter, the radio broadcast would not reach remote villages.
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The relay transmitter improved the signal quality significantly.
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They installed a new relay transmitter last week.
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The team installed a relay transmitter to boost the signal strength for better communication.
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To ensure clear reception, the engineers positioned the relay transmitter on top of the hill.
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During the event, the audio-visual crew set up a relay transmitter to extend the broadcast range.
Synonyms
13
4.4
A device that makes a weak signal stronger
7
3.7
A device that picks up and sends a signal to make it stronger or reach farther
5
4.8
A device that receives a signal and sends it farther
A device that receives a weak signal and sends it again at full strength
A place with equipment that makes weak communication signals stronger
An electronic device that makes a signal stronger so it reaches farther
A thing that makes a signal stronger so it can travel far
How Powerful
- Specialized
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5
4.8
- Specialized
30
3.4
- Specialized
13
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally predictable: a transmitter that performs a relay function (retransmitting or amplifying signals). Both constituents denote technical device functions and follow a standard noun-noun compounding pattern, so a learner who knows 'relay' and 'transmitter' can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun relay transmitter uses the image of a relay runner passing a baton and a transmitter that sends signals. The idea is that the device takes a weak signal, 'passes it on' and makes it stronger so the message can travel farther. That's why it means 'an electronic device that makes a weak signal stronger and sends it on'.