el
masculine
/tɾansmiˈsoɾ/
#4495 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
transmitter
Word origin
From Latin transmittere ('to send across'), from trans ('across') plus mittere ('to send'). The same root gives English 'transmit' and 'transmitter'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- transmittere
- English cognates
- transmit, transmitter
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltransmisores
Examples
.
The transmitter sends the signal across the whole city.
mosquito .
A mosquito can be the transmitter of the disease.
.
The radio transmitter stopped working during the storm.
¿ ?
Where is the transmitter for this aerial?
.
They installed a new transmitter at the top of the mountain.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 90.