| English adjective: transmissible | |||
| 1. | transmissible (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection | ||
| Synonyms | catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmittable | ||
| Similar | infectious | ||
| Antonyms | noninfectious | ||
| 2. | transmissible occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | ||
| Samples | An inherited disease. Familial traits. Genetically transmitted features. | ||
| Synonyms | familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted | ||
| Similar | heritable, inheritable | ||
| Antonyms | nonheritable, noninheritable | ||
| 3. | transmissible inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ||
| Samples | Ancestral home. Ancestral lore. Hereditary monarchy. Patrimonial estate. Transmissible tradition. | ||
| Synonyms | ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial | ||
| Similar | heritable, inheritable | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Antonyms | nonheritable, noninheritable | ||