com|mit´ter — com|mit «kuh MIHT», transitive verb, mit|ted, mit|ting. 1. to do or perform (usually something wrong); perpetrate: »A man who steals commits a crime. Thou shalt not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14). 2. to hand over for safekeeping; deliv … Useful english dictionary
sub|mit´ter — sub|mit «suhb MIHT», verb, mit|ted, mit|ting. –v.i. to yield to the power, control, or authority of some person or group; surrender: »The thief submitted to arrest by the police. He submitted to the decision of fate with…humility (G. K.… … Useful english dictionary
e|mit|ter — «ih MIHT uhr», noun. a person or thing that emits … Useful english dictionary
per|mit|ter — «puhr MIHT uhr», noun. a person who permits … Useful english dictionary
trans|mit|ter — «trans MIHT uhr, tranz », noun. 1. a person or thing that transmits something: »a disease transmitter. 2. the part of a telegraph or telephone by which sound waves are inverted to electrical impulses and sent to a receiver; sender. 3. an… … Useful english dictionary
in´ter|mit´ter — in|ter|mit «IHN tuhr MIHT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, mit|ted, mit|ting. to stop for a time; discontinue; suspend: »Let me know the exact time when your courts intermit (Samuel Johnson). ╂[& … Useful english dictionary
in|tro|mit|ter — «IHN truh MIHT uhr», noun. a person or thing that intromits … Useful english dictionary
neu|ro|trans|mit|ter — «NUR oh trans MIHT uhr, tranz ; NYUR », noun. a chemical substance that transmits impulses between nerve cells: »Norepinephrine is a neurotransmitter, a substance responsible for carrying a signal across the gap between two neurons. Neurons that… … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|e|mit|ter — «FOH toh ih MIHT uhr», noun. a photoemissive substance … Useful english dictionary
trans·mit·ter — /trænsˈmıtɚ, ˈtrænzˌmıtɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : a device that sends out radio or television signals 2 : a person or thing that causes something to be spread or transmitted to others Mosquitoes are the main transmitters of the disease. a… … Useful english dictionary