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data along telephone lines        0 a

break in transmission (= of a radio or television broad­cast) due to a technical fault       3 [C]

a radio or television message or broadcast ( Nil a A % 110, ) if! ., r M: a live transmission from Sydney A g 4 [U, C] the system in a vehicle by which power is passed from the engine to the wheels ( AH W-)   ^iiti

transmit /traens'mit; traenz-/ verb (-tt-) 1 ~ (sth) (from ...) (to ...) to send an electronic signal, radio or television broadcast, etc. Hit;          If it; [VN,

usually +adv./prep.) signals transmitted from a satellite O The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries. ^LiiiSI* M[b|2l+£ 'MU M 7H o o [V] a short-wave radio that can transmit as well as receive

3 2 [VN] to pass sth from one person to another f£tf; H2Z1 transfer: sexually transmitted diseases ft 1# ^ ^ 0 Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.

lfeTi£7o 3 [VN] (technical Afn) to allow heat, light, sound, etc. to pass through ft (n$i, P ) ', M ( it ) ; f^ilil BHZ1 conduct

trans mit ter /traens'mita(r); traenz-/ noun 1 a piece of equipment used for sending electronic signals, espe­cially radio or television signals ( it fa AM tfe ait ftL

— compare receiver(2) 2 ~ of sth (formal) a person or thing that transmits sth from one person or thing to another ftii#; ft$&#; ft If#; ft     Emphasis was placed on the school

as a transmitter of moral values. A f| ] "jM '7 #£ fj MMift iifflflifo

trans mog rify /.traenz'niDgrifai; .traens-; /MmE -'ma:g-/ vert (trans-mog-ri-fies, trans-mog-ri-fy-ing, trans-mog-ri- fied, transmogrified) [VN] (often humorous) to change sb/sth completely, especially in a surprising way ( it EEZa transform trans- mog-ri-fi-ca-tion /,traenz,mDgrifi'keiJ'n; .traens-; NAmE -,ma;g-/ noun [U],

trans-mute /traenz'mjuit; traens-/ verb ~ (sth) (into sth)

(formal) to change, or make sth change, into sth different ( f<| ) t>ffc,  HEI transform :

[VN +adv./prep.) It was once thought that lead could be transmuted into gold. W A i1 £5 iA Ajnj VJ, $ M £ 0 [also V] ► trans-mu-ta-tion /.traenzmjui'teijn; .traens-/ noun [C, U]

trans nation al /.traenz'naejnal; .traens-/ adj. (especially business [§0 existing in or involving many different countries m    : transnational corporations

tran som /'traensam/ noun 1 a bar of wood or stone across the top of a door or window ( f] ±     ) ft

^ 2 (NAmE) = fanlight

trans par ency /traens'paeransi/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 (also informal tranny) [c] a picture printed on a piece of film, usually in a frame, that can be shown on a screen by shining light through the film £rj j:J If; M W JE # Enn slide : an overhead transparency (= used with an overhead projector) iti !£ i§ BE IE ft 2 [u] the quality of sth, such as glass, that allows you to see through it jgfli; MBlJtt 3 [U] the quality of sth, such as an excuse or a lie, that allows sb to see the truth easily SM J? ML; ~ ‘ § f i: They were shocked by the trans­parency of his lies, ftkffl $'J M W Jt fife ^ # 3 81 If ift Bf i§ o 4 [U] the quality of sth, such as a situation or an argument, that makes it easy to understand J? fl: fit M- M BE If:: a need for greater transparency in legal documents          iPEM&LJiffA

trans par ent On /traens'paerant/ adj.

1 (of glass, plastic, etc. 3$ij£L H£E^) allowing you to see through it M B|| (ft;     : The insect’s wings are

almost transparent. M li i ^     0 ft 7 M BE 1$ c EQ3

opaque 2 (of an excuse, a lie, etc. ff n , if n #) allowing you to see the truth easily M iR ; H # W to; fi M % ML tf} pym obvious : a man of transparent honesty M fg M ^ A 0 a transparent attempt to buy votes BEIIi|&^MM Wlkf§ o Am I that transparent

are my intentions that obvious)?    ^ M ^

Iff ? 3 (of language, information, etc. iff W , fg M, #) easy to understand          a campaign to make official

documents more transparent    ^

opaque ► trans-par-ent-ly adv.: transparently obvious

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tran spir ation /.traenspi'reijn/ noun [U] (biology 4) the process of water passing out from the surface of a plant orieaf«f^ffl (>

tran spire /traen'spai0(r)/ verb (formal) 1 [V that] (not usually used in the progressive tenses if it transpires that sth has happened or is true, it is known or has been shown to be true ; MU; A fjj: It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. U It M f* V Ve. & IS'li M W l*J J® 0 0 This story, it later transpired, was untrue, fp A f# , llfc^'k 2 [V] to happen AYou’re meeting him tomorrow? Let me know what transpires. f/F BJ] A fP ftk ML ffi ? JE ML ® W 'If R £ if? % o 3 [V, VN] (biology ^) when plants or leaves transpire, water passes out from their surface ( *ItJ ) 7]MB

trans-plant verb, noun

                  verb /traens'plamt; traenz-; NAmE -'plaent/ [VN] 1 ~ sth (from sb/sth) (into sb/sth) to take an organ, skin, etc. from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another & fl ( $r tf;,

Surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver into a four-year-old boy.   :

T Uf o o Patients often reject transplanted organs. §, —compare implant v.(2) 2 to move a growing plant and plant it somewhere else &m, few, mi f ttm ) 3 (formal) - sb/sth (from .„) (to ...) to move sb/sth to a different place or environ­ment {j£ xf    ® : Japanese production methods

have been transplanted into some British factories. 0 A

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tion /.traenspla-.n'teij’n; .traenz-; NAmE -plaen-/ noun [U]: liver transplantation fF Iff # ft 0 the transplantation of entire communities overseas

a noun /'traensplamt; 'traenz-; NAmE -plaent/ 1 [C, U] a medical operation in which a damaged organ, etc. is replaced with one from another person ( tl: to have a heart transplant S'S-E'dfto a trans­plant operation       0 a shortage of suitable kidneys

for transplant iS'n 2 [C] an organ, etc.

that is used in a transplant operation       There

is always a chance that the body will reject the trans­plant.       RJi£o —compare

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tran-spon-der /traens‘pnnd0(r)/ noun (technical A ip) a piece of equipment that receives radio signals and automatically sends out another signal in reply ( % M

trans-port o-w noun, verb

                  noun /’traenspoit; NAmE -spo:rt/ 1 (especially BrE) (NAmE

usually trans-por-ta-tion) [u] a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc. iiisili: air/freight/road transport $ jg; jg; S&M 0 the government’s trans­port policy   11 S H $. M — see also public

transport 2 (BrE) (NAmE trans-por-ta-tion) [u] a vehicle or method of travel ii AH1Mif

A A: Applicants must have their own transport. A i| A I'lf |SW /Sllr0 0 Transport to and from the airport is included in the price. Hi Ifa A ill M ^ M ^ o 0 His bike is his only means of transport. il fTWA^-E^o 3 [U] (especially BrE) (also trans-por-ta-tion NAmE, BrE) the activity or business of carrying goods from one place to another using lorries/ trucks, trains, etc. isH'- iiM; HM:          The goods

were damaged during transport, ik% is H M N ^ © 0 0 controls on the transport of nuclear waste

^ fa ^ 4 [C] a ship, plane or lorry/truck used for carrying soldiers, supplies, etc. from one place to another (iiMIPA.       M ) MW1&, iiHIJl, iiHA

A 5 transports [pi.] - of sth (literary) strong feelings and emotions @ f'\ AJ 'If ^ ; M 'If ; Mif): to be in transports of delight

* verb /traen'spoit; NAmE -'spoirt/ [VN, usually + adv./prep.]