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transmitting

Saytranz-MIT-ing/tɹænsˈmɪtɪŋ/

2 meanings of transmitting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of transmit.

    The satellite is transmitting weather data back to Earth.

    By transmitting the signal on a clearer frequency, they reduced the interference.

    Note

    Spelling doubles the final t, because transmit is stressed on its last syllable. Like transmit itself, it works with an object (transmitting data) or without one, where it means sending rather than receiving (the station is transmitting). As a gerund it still takes a direct object, as in by transmitting the signal. That sets it apart from the noun of process, which needs of: the transmitting of data.

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The process of sending signals, information, or power from one point to another.

    The transmitting of data across the network requires a stable connection.

    Engineers tested the transmitting of the broadcast before the live event.

    Similartransmission, sending, transfer, broadcasting

    Oppositereception, receiving

transmitting 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 → transmitting: double the t, add -ing

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