transmitter
noun
- a person who transmits
- a thing that transmits; specif.,
- the part of a telegraphic instrument by which messages are sent
- the part of a telephone, behind or including the mouthpiece, that converts speech sound into electric impulses for transmission
- the apparatus that generates radio waves, modulates their amplitude or frequency, and transmits them by means of an antenna
See transmitter in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trăns-mĭtˈər, trănz-)
noun- One that transmits: a transmitter of disease.
a. An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech or other sources, and radiates the resulting signal from an antenna.
b. The portion of a telephone that converts the incident sounds into electrical impulses that are conveyed to a remote receiver.
c. A telegraphic sending instrument.
- A neurotransmitter.
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