transmitted
Definition
- Adjective:
- Passed or conveyed from one person, place, or thing to another: Describes something that has been sent, transferred, or communicated.
- Spread or carried, especially of a disease, signal, or genetic trait: Describes something that has been passed on from a source to a recipient.
Usage
- The adjective "transmitted" is used to describe something that has been conveyed. It often appears after a form of the verb "to be" (e.g., is transmitted, was transmitted) or before a noun it modifies (e.g., a transmitted signal).
- It is commonly used in scientific, medical, and technical contexts (e.g., diseases, data, genetic information, radio waves).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The data was successfully transmitted to the satellite.
- Malaria is a transmitted disease, primarily spread by mosquitoes.
- The transmitted image was clear and free of distortion.
- Genetically transmitted characteristics, like eye color, are inherited from parents.
Advanced Usage
- "Airborne-transmitted": (Note: This is a compound adjective) Spread through the air.
- Tuberculosis is an airborne-transmitted illness.
- "Sexually transmitted": (Note: This is a compound adjective) Spread through sexual contact.
- Public health campaigns focus on preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Variants and Related Words
- Transmit (verb): To send or convey from one person or place to another.
- The radio tower transmits signals.
- Transmission (noun): The act or process of transmitting.
- The transmission of the disease was rapid.
- Transmitter (noun): A device or person that transmits something.
- The bird is a potential transmitter of the virus.
Synonyms
- Communicated: Made known; imparted.
- Conveyed: Transported or carried.
- Passed on: Handed over or transferred.
- Disseminated: Spread widely.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
- Transmit to: To send something to a specific recipient or location.
- The headquarters transmits orders to all field offices.
Related Idioms/Set Phrases
- Transmitted live: Broadcast at the same time as it is happening.
- The concert was transmitted live to a global audience.
Adjective
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occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
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an inherited disease
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familial traits
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genetically transmitted features
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