Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to transmission; transmitting: as, the transmissive power of the atmosphere (for light).
- Transmitted; derived from one to another; sent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being transmitted; derived, or handed down, from one to another.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, or relating to the
transmission of something - adjective of, or relating to
transmissivity of amaterial
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Examples
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But "phonetic spelling" aside, phonemic reading is inevitable, even if only as a kind of transmissive static in the scriptive network — and can sometimes be recruited for rhetorical rather than informational results.
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LCD is a "transmissive" display, meaning they do not generate their own light and need a separate illumination source, or backlight.
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LCD is a "transmissive" display, meaning they do not generate their own light and need a separate illumination source, or backlight.
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LCD is a "transmissive" display, meaning they do not generate their own light and need a separate illumination source, or backlight.
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System impacts tend to resonate based on magnitude of event, and resonant and coupling qualities such as transmissive capacity and resistance v. forcing and bias.
RealClimate 2009
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System impacts tend to resonate based on magnitude of event, and resonant and coupling qualities such as transmissive capacity and resistance v. forcing and bias.
RealClimate 2009
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System impacts tend to resonate based on magnitude of event, and resonant and coupling qualities such as transmissive capacity and resistance v. forcing and bias.
RealClimate 2009
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System impacts tend to resonate based on magnitude of event, and resonant and coupling qualities such as transmissive capacity and resistance v. forcing and bias.
RealClimate 2009
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System impacts tend to resonate based on magnitude of event, and resonant and coupling qualities such as transmissive capacity and resistance v. forcing and bias.
RealClimate 2009
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System impacts tend to resonate based on magnitude of event, and resonant and coupling qualities such as transmissive capacity and resistance v. forcing and bias.
RealClimate 2009
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