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transmittable

/tɹænzˈmɪtəbəl/tranz-MIH-tuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/tɹænzˈmɪtəbəl/tranz-MIH-tuh-buhl

Meaningthat one can transmit

Common meaning: able to be passed on

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‘across’ + ‘to send, release’ → transmittable

Journey through time

  1. Latintransmittere‘to send across’source
  2. Englishtransmit‘to send or pass on’
  3. Englishformed in English from transmittransmittable‘able to be passed on’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from transmit + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRANSMIT, p.656 · scan

Roots

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