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transmitting

transmitting

1 3.5
An act of sending information from one place to another
  • noun
  • /trænzˈmɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : transmisión
  • Processing, Transmitting, and Storing Data

Examples

  • - Transmitting.

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

  • - Transmitting video.

    Night Watch (1995)

  • A beat and the word "TRANSMITTING" appears.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • - Transmitting.

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

  • Analyzing the CFA model, it was seen that a correlation between Lecturing and Transmitting significantly increases the goodness of the fit indices of the model.

    Academic text (2011)

  • [POLICE RADIO TRANSMITTING]

    The Client (1994)

  • (POLICE RADIO TRANSMITTING)

    The Terminator (1984)

  • The transmitting of data across the network is essential for a stable connection.

  • Effective transmitting of information can greatly improve communication in an organization.

  • She focused on the transmitting of messages between the two parties to ensure clarity.

Synonyms

transmission
vstransmitting
122 3.6

The sending of information or messages from one person to another

is the verb form for the same action of moving information
forwarding
vstransmitting
18 3.2

Sending mail or messages to another address

covers original movement of information, not only onward redirection
transmittal
vstransmitting
  • Formal
1 7.5

To send something, often a document, from one person or place to another

is the general action of moving information, not limited to official items
conveyance
vstransmitting
1 6.0

Sending information, ideas, or feelings to other people

centres on moving messages or signals rather than conveying feelings
sending
vstransmitting
1 1.0

To cause a message or document to go somewhere else

focuses on the general passing of information or signals, not only causing delivery
imparting
vstransmitting
4.2

An act of giving information or skills to other people

relates to moving information generally, not specifically teaching or training

Compounds

transmitting aerial
  • UK
5.3

An antenna that sends radio or TV signals

How Fast

streaming
  • Texting
3.2
transmitting
1 3.5
sending
1 1.0

Surface Forms

transmitting singular
transmittings plural

Morphology

transmitting = transmit (transparent) = transmit + ing

Formed by the regular gerund/nominal -ing on the verb 'transmit'; learners who know 'transmit' and '-ing' will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Transmitting comes from the parts trans- meaning 'across' and mittere meaning 'to send'. So, to transmit something is 'to send across', which explains why it means sending a message or signal from one place to another.