transmittal

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noun

The act of transmitting a message; a transmission.

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transmissiontransmitting
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English transmit →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nountransmittal (countable and uncountable, plural transmittals)

plural transmittals

  1. countableuncountableThe act of transmitting a message; a transmission.
  2. countableuncountablebusinessAn item of correspondence.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

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transmissiontransmitting
Broader
sending
Also see
transmissiontransmitting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishtransmit
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtransmittal

From transmit + -al.

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APA

transmittal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmittal

MLA

“transmittal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmittal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmittal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmittal.

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