transmissible

transmissible
adjective
1. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection (Freq. 1)
Similar to: ↑infectious
Derivationally related forms: ↑transmit, ↑contagion (for: ↑contagious), ↑catching (for: ↑catching)
2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
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ancestral home

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ancestral lore

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hereditary monarchy

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patrimonial estate

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transmissible tradition

Syn: ↑ancestral, ↑hereditary, ↑patrimonial
Similar to: ↑inheritable, ↑heritable
Derivationally related forms: ↑patrimony (for: ↑patrimonial), ↑ancestor (for: ↑ancestral)
Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
3. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
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an inherited disease

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familial traits

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genetically transmitted features

Syn: ↑familial, ↑genetic, ↑hereditary, ↑inherited, ↑transmitted
Similar to: ↑inheritable, ↑heritable
Derivationally related forms: ↑transmit, ↑heredity (for: ↑hereditary), ↑family (for: ↑familial)

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  • transmissible — [ trɑ̃smisibl ] adj. • 1583; lat. transmissum, supin de transmittere ♦ Didact. 1 ♦ Qui peut être transmis. Patrimoine, droit transmissible. Titres transmissibles aux descendants. ♢ Méd. Maladie transmissible, causée par un agent infectieux ou le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Transmissible — Trans*mis si*ble, a. [Cf. F. transmissible.] Capable of being transmitted from one to another; capable of being passed through any body or substance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transmissible — index assignable, contagious, hereditary, heritable, negotiable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • transmissible — 1640s, from L. transmiss , stem of transmittere (see TRANSMIT (Cf. transmit)) + IBLE (Cf. ible) …   Etymology dictionary

  • transmissible — Transmissible. adj. de tout genre. Qui peut estre transmis. Il y a de certains droits qui ne sont point transmissibles …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • transmissible — [trans mis′ə bəl, tranzmis′ə bəl] adj. [LL transmissibilis < L transmissus: see TRANSMISSION & IBLE] capable of being transmitted transmissibility n …   English World dictionary

  • transmissible — adjective Date: 1644 capable of being transmitted < transmissible diseases > • transmissibility noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • transmissible — (tran smi si bl ) adj. Qui peut être transmis. Des droits transmissibles. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Transmissible, COTGRAVE . ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. transmissibilis, de transmissum, supin de transmittere (voy. transmettre) …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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