transmittable

/trænz'mitəbl/

Thân thiện

The doctor explained that the common cold is a transmittable illness.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being passed from one person, organism, or thing to another: Describes something, especially a disease, that can be transferred or spread.
   • Capable of being sent or conveyed: Describes something, such as a signal or information, that can be transmitted.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The flu is a highly transmittable disease. (The flu is an illness that can easily spread from person to person.)
  • The data is transmittable via a secure network. (The information can be sent through a secure network.)
  • Not all infections are transmittable through casual contact. (Some infections cannot be spread by simple, everyday interactions.)

Advanced Usage

• "Genetically transmittable": Refers to traits or conditions that can be passed from parent to offspring through genes.
  • Some forms of color blindness are genetically transmittable.
• "Transmittable electronically": Describes information or signals that can be sent using electronic means.
  • The document is transmittable electronically as a PDF file.

Variants and Related Words

• Transmit (verb): To send, pass, or spread from one person, place, or thing to another.
  • Mosquitoes can transmit malaria.
• Transmission (noun): The act or process of transmitting something.
  • The transmission of the radio signal was clear.
• Transmissible (adjective): A synonym, often used interchangeably with "transmittable," especially in medical contexts.
  • The virus is transmissible between humans and animals.

Synonyms

• Communicable: (Of a disease) able to be passed from one person to another.
• Contagious: (Of a disease) spread by direct or indirect contact.
• Infectious: (Of a disease or its cause) likely to be transmitted through the environment.
• Transferable: Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place or person to another.

Antonyms

• Non-communicable: Not able to be spread from person to person.
• Non-transmissible: Not capable of being transmitted.
  • Heart disease is generally considered a non-transmissible condition.

Related Phrases

• Transmittable form: The state in which something is ready or able to be transmitted.
  • The report must be converted into a transmittable form for the client.
• Risk of transmittable disease: The likelihood of catching or spreading an infectious illness.
  • Hospitals have protocols to minimize the risk of transmittable disease.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

Từ đồng nghĩa

• catching
• communicable
• contagious
• contractable
• transmissible