transmitter

English

noun
Definitions
  • One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
  • An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

Etymology

Affix from English transmit.

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transmit

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