Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retransmitter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-trans-mit-ter
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any device that retransmits a signal.

Example Sentences

"For example, much of the population in many rural areas gets television by satellite dishes hooked to local retransmitters, not even affiliate stations, just literal retransmitters."

Etymology

From re- + transmitter.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

retransmitters (plural)

Questions

What does retransmitter mean?: Any device that retransmits a signal.
Where does retransmitter come from?: From re- + transmitter.

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