transmittable
/trænz'mitəbl/
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
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