transmatn.

Brit.

/ˈtranzmat/, U.S.

/ˈtrænzˌmæt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: transmitter n., matter n.¹

Etymology: < trans- (in transmitter n.) + mat- (in matter n.¹), after matter transmitter n. at matter n.¹ Compounds 2.

Science Fiction.

A device for transporting people or things instantaneously from one place to another by breaking matter down into its constituent particles or converting it into energy, information, etc., and transmitting it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted; a matter transmitter, a teleporter.

ΚΠ

1959 L. M. Harris in Future Sci. Fiction June 40/1 One of these days.., they'll invent a Transmat that'll set you down anywhere.

1970 R. Silverberg in Galaxy Mag. June 83/1 In this spacious catacomb many types of transportation devices were manufactured, covering all needs that the transmat could not meet.

1983 T. Dicks Five Doctors iii. 35 The Castellan nodded to the transmat booth in the corner. ‘We have a power-boosted, open-ended transmat beam.’

2008 M. Michalowski Shining Darkness ii. 28 What is it with you people and transmats? What's wrong with a good, old-fashioned shuttle?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	transmat
释义	transmatn. Brit. /ˈtranzmat/, U.S. /ˈtrænzˌmæt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: transmitter n., matter n.¹ Etymology: < trans- (in transmitter n.) + mat- (in matter n.¹), after matter transmitter n. at matter n.¹ Compounds 2. Science Fiction. A device for transporting people or things instantaneously from one place to another by breaking matter down into its constituent particles or converting it into energy, information, etc., and transmitting it in this form to another location where it is reconstituted; a matter transmitter, a teleporter. ΚΠ 1959 L. M. Harris in Future Sci. Fiction June 40/1 One of these days.., they'll invent a Transmat that'll set you down anywhere. 1970 R. Silverberg in Galaxy Mag. June 83/1 In this spacious catacomb many types of transportation devices were manufactured, covering all needs that the transmat could not meet. 1983 T. Dicks Five Doctors iii. 35 The Castellan nodded to the transmat booth in the corner. ‘We have a power-boosted, open-ended transmat beam.’ 2008 M. Michalowski Shining Darkness ii. 28 What is it with you people and transmats? What's wrong with a good, old-fashioned shuttle? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959
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