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transmitter
1. A piece of broadcasting equipment that generates a radio-frequency wave, modulates it so that it carries a meaningful signal, and sends it out from an antenna.
2. In telecommunications, the part of a telephone that converts sound waves to electrical impulses.
3. 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.
4. A device that converts sound waves to electrical waves; such as, the microphone of a telephone.
5. A device used for the generation of signals of any type and form that are to be transmitted.
2. In telecommunications, the part of a telephone that converts sound waves to electrical impulses.
3. 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.
4. A device that converts sound waves to electrical waves; such as, the microphone of a telephone.
5. A device used for the generation of signals of any type and form that are to be transmitted.
In radio and radar, it is that portion of the equipment that includes electronic circuits designed to generate, amplify, and shape the radio frequency energy that is delivered to the antenna where it is radiated out into space.
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miss-, mis-, -miss, -mis, mit-, mitt-, -mit, -mitt
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trans-, tran-, tra-
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visual transmitter
Radio equipment used for the transmission of picture signals.
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trans-, tran-, tra-
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vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu-
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transponder, transpondor: transmitter + responder
1. A device that relays electrical signals not necessarily in the same form or on the same frequency as received or an electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply or a radio or radar transceiver that automatically transmits a signal of its own when it receives a predetermined signal from elsewhere, used especially for locating and identifying objects.
2. A blend of transmitter and responder.
2. A blend of transmitter and responder.
- Transmitter: A piece of broadcasting equipment that generates a radio-frequency wave, modulates it so that it carries a meaningful signal, and sends it out from an antenna.
- Responder: In general, an instrument that indicates the reception of an electric or electromagnetic signal.
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Blends of Words: Portmanteaus or Portmanteaux +
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