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| olfactory nerve |
either of the first pair of cranial nerves that transmit nerve impulses from the mucous membrane in the nose to the forebrain. |
| pipeline |
to transport or transmit by or as if by a pipeline. [1/3 definitions] |
| placard |
to transmit a message about (something) by means of a placard or placards. [1/3 definitions] |
| propagate |
to transmit by heredity. [2/6 definitions] |
| radio |
the equipment used to transmit or receive radio communications. [1/9 definitions] |
| rat mite |
a widespread mite carried by rats that can transmit typhus to humans or cause inflammation of the skin by its bite. |
| repeater |
in communications, an antenna that can receive, amplify, and transmit the same signal. [1/3 definitions] |
| retransmit |
combined form of transmit. |
| sand fly |
any of various small, tropical, bloodsucking flies, some of which transmit diseases to humans. |
| satellite dish |
a dish antenna designed to receive and transmit electromagnetic signals relayed by satellite, commonly used to receive television signals broadcast by satellite. |
| scan |
to move a radar, electron, or other beam over, or subject to magnetic or sound waves, in order to search for targets or information or to transmit images. [1/10 definitions] |
| scanner1 |
any of various devices that employ optics, nuclear radiation, magnetic fields, sound waves, or the like to examine interior or exterior surfaces or tissues and transmit information, images, or directions. [1/2 definitions] |
| send |
to transmit (signals) by means of electromagnetic waves. [2/7 definitions] |
| synchronize |
in films, television transmissions, or the like, to transmit (sound and picture) at the same time. [1/3 definitions] |
| tel. |
abbreviation of "telephone," a device used to transmit sound, esp. speech, over long distances, usu. by wire. |
| telephone |
a device used to transmit sound, esp. speech, over long distances, and, nowadays, typically equipped with computer technology as well. [1/5 definitions] |
| Teletype |
(l.c.) to transmit by or operate a Teletype. [1/2 definitions] |
| Telex |
(sometimes l.c.) to transmit by Telex. [1/3 definitions] |
| transfuse |
to transmit or impart, as by causing to flow or become diffused. [1/2 definitions] |
| transponder |
a radio or radar transceiver that is automatically activated to transmit when it receives a predetermined signal. |
| tsetse fly |
a bloodsucking African fly, some species of which transmit sleeping sickness and other infections to humans and domestic animals. |
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