transmitter

/trænz'mitə/

Thân thiện

A radio station uses a large transmitter to broadcast its signal.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device or set of equipment used to send out radio or television signals: A "transmitter" is a piece of electronic equipment that generates and emits radio waves carrying information such as sound or pictures.
   • Any agent that carries and transmits a disease: In biology and medicine, a "transmitter" is an organism (like an insect, animal, or microorganism) that carries a pathogen from one host to another.
   • A person who sends or passes on a message: A "transmitter" can be someone who conveys information or a communication.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Device):
  • The radio station upgraded its transmitter to improve broadcast quality.
  • The emergency beacon contains a small but powerful transmitter.
• Noun (Disease Agent):
  • The tick is a known transmitter of Lyme disease.
  • In the experiment, they identified the mosquito as the primary transmitter of the virus.
• Noun (Person):
  • As the secretary, she was the main transmitter of news within the office. (This usage is less common than the technical ones).

Advanced Usage

• "Carrier" vs. "Transmitter": In epidemiology, a "carrier" may harbor a disease without showing symptoms, while a "transmitter" actively spreads it. However, these terms are often used interchangeably in non-technical contexts.
  • The asymptomatic carrier can still be an effective transmitter of the virus.

Variants and Related Words

• Transmit (verb): To send or pass from one person, place, or thing to another.
  • Satellites transmit data back to Earth.
• Transmission (noun): The act or process of transmitting, or something that is transmitted.
  • The transmission of the signal was interrupted by the storm.
• Transmissive (adjective): Having the capability to transmit.

Synonyms

• Broadcaster (for the device).
• Vector (in medicine/biology for a disease-carrying agent).
• Conveyor, Carrier (for a person or agent that transmits).

Related Phrases

• Transmitter-receiver (often shortened to transceiver): A device that can both transmit and receive signals.
  • The soldiers were equipped with portable transceivers.

Học thuật

Noun

1. set used to broadcast radio or tv signals
2. any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
   • mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
   • fleas are vectors of the plague
   • aphids are transmitters of plant diseases
   • when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
3. someone who transmits a message
   • return to sender

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sender
• vector