How to Use transmitter in a Sentence

transmitter

noun
  • Mosquitoes are the main transmitters of the disease.
  • Think of this transmitter as a tiny version of your cell phone.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 5 Oct. 2020
  • For sites like this, adding a transmitter shouldn't be so daunting.
    — Ori Mor, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Rats and fleas, transmitters of bubonic plague, get their due.
    — Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The chick was just one of three that was fitted with a transmitter this summer.
    — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • As a result, the transmitter spread the power over a very large area.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The transmitter will be built into the ground, flush with the pavement.
    — Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2019
  • Those who opt out will not have the data transmitter installed with the meter.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022
  • The transmitter is not a dish, like a radio telescope in reverse.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
  • The transmitter was attached to the back of the turtle's shell, which isn't close to done growing yet.
    — Greg Stanley, USA TODAY, 8 May 2018
  • When the fish pass receivers placed along the river and in the delta, signals sent by their transmitter are picked up.
    — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Wireless mic system with two transmitters and a charging case.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The fobs use a short-range radio transmitter to send the car a signal that is encrypted with rolling codes.
    — Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2021
  • On their own, the mic transmitters are $59 each, while the charging case is $49.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Breaks in the rain allowed the scientists to glue transmitters on the birds’ feathers.
    — Eli Kintisch, Science | AAAS, 19 Mar. 2020
  • People can stay in their car and hear the entire service via FM transmitter.
    — cleveland, 5 Sep. 2020
  • The sound was moving, and Larry raced for our plane and turned on the emergency transmitter.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • This places it among the fastest chip-scale optical wireless transmitters demonstrated so far.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The antennae of the female, who is the transmitter, differ from those of the male, who is the receiver.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021
  • These work by stationing a transmitter near the video source and a small receiver by the TV.
    — John Herrman, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2021
  • In the study, 38 receivers were submerged throughout the lake to detect transmitter pings.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Much of that area relies on the station’s transmitters for television service.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • To top the battery up, simply pop the receiver back in the transmitter unit’s cradle and it will be fully charged in around three hours.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • The sun itself is a huge radio transmitter; any signals from the Parker Probe will get lost in the noise.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 8 Aug. 2018
  • An avalanche beacon or transceiver is a radio transmitter that can send a signal locating a person buried in the snow.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Manager Torey Lovullo said starters like that would need to get approval from him to use the transmitter.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • An even larger symbol (and transmitter) of these ugly ideas is sitting in the White House.
    — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Voyager 1’s 23-watt transmitter is already dimmed to less than a billionth of a billionth of a watt, as seen from our world!
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The researchers used a thin layer of honey to attach ultrasonic transmitters and sensors to the ends of the rods.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026
  • China could even use the new array as a transmitter for ELF radar to detect submarines at long range.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2018

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