'Transmitter' definitions:
Definition of 'transmitter'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who transmits a message; "return to sender" [syn: sender, transmitter]
noun
Any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects" [syn: vector, transmitter]
noun
Set used to broadcast radio or tv signals [syn: transmitter, sender]
Definition of 'Transmitter'
From: GCIDE
- Transmitter \Trans*mit"ter\, n. One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that portion of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a message is sent; -- opposed to receiver. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'transmitter'
From: GCIDE
- electronic device \electronic device\ n. a device depending on the principles of electronics and using the manipulation of electron flow for its operation. [PJC]
- Note: Numerous electronic devices are in daily use, among them the television, radio, computer, robot, transmitter, receiver, VCR, CD player, etc. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'transmitter'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AM transmitter,
- amateur transmitter,
- beacon,
- call box,
- closed-circuit telegraphy,
- code,
- coin telephone,
- desk telephone,
- dial telephone,
- duplex telegraphy,
- electricity,
- extension,
- facsimile telegraph,
- fan marker,
- FM transmitter,
- interrupter,
- key,
- microphone,
- mouthpiece,
- multiplex telegraphy,
- news ticker,
- pay station,
- phone,
- public telephone,
- push-button telephone,
- quadruplex telegraphy,
- radiator,
- radio beacon,
- radio range beacon,
- radio transmitter,
- radiomicrophone,
- radiosonde,
- railroad telegraphy,
- receiver,
- RT transmitter,
- sender,
- simplex telegraphy,
- single-current telegraphy,
- sounder,
- stock ticker,
- submarine telegraphy,
- TelAutography,
- telegraphics,
- telegraphy,
- telephone,
- telephone booth,
- telephone engineering,
- telephone extension,
- telephone mechanics,
- telephone receiver,
- telephonics,
- telephony,
- teleprinter,
- Teletype,
- Teletype network,
- teletypewriter,
- teletypewriting,
- Teletyping,
- televisor,
- telex,
- ticker,
- transceiver,
- typotelegraph,
- typotelegraphy,
- video transmitter,
- wall telephone,
- wire service