transmits
Saytranz-MITS/tɹænsˈmɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of transmit.
The station transmits its signal across three counties.
This cable transmits data between the two buildings.
Note
Whatever travels, this form usually needs an object to name it: a cable transmits data, a mosquito transmits a disease, a parent transmits a trait. Broadcasting is the exception. When the meaning is sending out a signal or communicating electronically, it can stand alone, as in "the beacon transmits every hour," and what is sent is simply understood.
transmits is a form of transmit
transmit, verb: To communicate news or information to others, especially by electronic means. Full entry
- Forms
- transmittransmits he/she/ittransmitting -ing formtransmitted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- transmit → transmits: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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