transmitter

noun

Etymology

From transmit + -er.

  1. derived from trānsmittō
  2. inherited from transmitten
  3. formed as transmitter — “transmit + -er

Definitions

  1. One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).

    • Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.
  2. An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a…

    An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at transmitter. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at transmitter. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at transmitter

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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