transmittable

trans·mit

T0321600 (trăns-mĭt′, trănz-)v. trans·mit·ted, trans·mit·ting, trans·mits v.tr.1. To send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey. See Synonyms at send¹.2. To cause to spread; pass on: transmit an infection.3. a. To impart or convey to others by heredity.b. To impart or convey to others by inheritance.4. To pass along (news or information); communicate.5. a. Electronics To send (a signal), as by wire or radio.b. Physics To cause (a disturbance) to propagate through a medium.6. To convey (force or energy) from one part of a mechanism to another.v.intr. To send out a signal.

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[Middle English transmitten, from Latin trānsmittere : trāns-, trans- + mittere, to send.]

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trans·mit′ta·ble adj.

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transmittable - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infectioncatching, communicable, contractable, transmissible, contagiousinfectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell