acoustics |
(used with a pl. verb) the conditions of a physical space that determine its ability to transmit sound. [1/2 definitions] |
bandwidth |
the range of radio frequencies required to transmit a certain type of signal. |
beam |
to send out or transmit. [1/5 definitions] |
broadcast |
to transmit over television or radio. [2/9 definitions] |
cable |
to transmit a message by cablegram. [1/11 definitions] |
carrier |
a person or animal that may transmit the organisms of a disease but in whom the symptoms do not appear. [2/6 definitions] |
communicate |
to transmit to another, esp. a disease. [1/4 definitions] |
conductance |
the ability of a conductor or medium to transmit electrical current. (Cf. resistance.) |
fax |
to transmit (a printed document, picture, or the like) to be electronically duplicated at another location. [1/4 definitions] |
f-number |
the relative aperture of a camera lens, representing the light it will transmit, which is obtained by dividing the focal length of the lens by the diameter of the aperture. |
heliograph |
to transmit using a heliograph. [1/2 definitions] |
impart |
to give all or a part of; bestow or transmit. [1/2 definitions] |
impeller |
a rotor used to transmit forward motion, as to a gas or liquid. [1/2 definitions] |
incommunicado |
not permitted to transmit or receive messages. |
Landsat |
any of several U.S. satellites that gather and transmit data about the earth (acronym for "land satellite"). |
linkage |
in a machine, a series of rods that are connected to transmit motion. [1/2 definitions] |
lygus bug |
any of a variety of plant-sucking bugs that may transmit plant viruses. |
mouthpiece |
a part or extension of any apparatus, used in connection with the mouth, to transmit air, speech, sound, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
multiplex |
to transmit (more than one communication) simultaneously on the same channel, equipment, or the like. [2/5 definitions] |
narrowcast |
to transmit (a program), esp. by cable television, to a limited or specialized audience. [1/2 definitions] |
olfactory nerve |
either of the first pair of cranial nerves that transmit nerve impulses from the mucous membrane in the nose to the forebrain. |