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transmit
English
Etymology
From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin tr?nsmitt? (“transmit”, verb, literally “over-send”). See also oversend.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?nsm?t', tr?nzm?t' IPA(key): /t?æns?m?t/, /t?ænz?m?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Hyphenation: trans?mit
Verb
transmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)
- (transitive) To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.
- (transitive) To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal.
- (transitive) To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity.
- (transitive) To communicate news or information.
- (transitive) To convey energy or force through a mechanism or medium.
- (intransitive) To send out a signal (as opposed to receive).
Synonyms
- oversend
Derived terms
- TX (abbreviation)
Related terms
- transmission
- transmittable
- transmittal
- transmittance
- transmittant
- transmitter
- mission
Translations
Anagrams
- tantrism
French
Verb
transmit
- third-person singular past historic of transmettre
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tran?smit]
Verb
transmit
- first-person singular present indicative of transmite
- third-person plural present indicative of transmite
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transmite
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glimmer
English
Etymology
From Middle English glimeren, glemeren (“to glimmer”), equivalent to glim (“to shine”) +? -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with German Low German glimmern (“to glimmer”), German glimmern (“to glimmer”), Danish glimre (“to glimmer”), Swedish glimra (“to glimmer”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l?m?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /??l?m?/
- Rhymes: -?m?(?)
Noun
glimmer (plural glimmers)
- A faint light; a dim glow.
- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
- A flash of light.
- A faint or remote possibility.
- A glimmer of hope.
- (dated) mica
Synonyms
- (flash of light): sparkle, shimmer
Translations
Verb
glimmer (third-person singular simple present glimmers, present participle glimmering, simple past and past participle glimmered)
- (intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
- the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp
Synonyms
- (shine with faint unsteady light): flicker, shimmer, twinkle
Translations
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Derived from glimre (“glitter, glisten, sparkle”). Sense 2 is from German Glimmer. Has also undergone influence from English.
Noun
glimmer m (definite singular glimmeren, uncountable)
- (literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines
- Rikdommens glimmer
- The tinsel of wealth
- Rikdommens glimmer
- mica
Synonyms
- (sense 1) glans, prakt, herlighet
- (sense 2) kråkesølv, mica, mikanitt
Derived terms
- glimmerskifer
- Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")
References
- “glimmer” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “glimmer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Derived from glimre (“glitter, glisten, sparkle”), with influence from English. The definition is from German Glimmer.
Noun
glimmer m (definite singular glimmeren, uncountable)
- mica
Synonyms
- kråkesølv, mica, mikanitt
Derived terms
- glimmerskifer
- Lys glimmer = white mica (literally: "bright mica")
References
- “glimmer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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