transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl 

tranz-

: capable of being transmitted

transmissible diseases

transmissibility

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)tranz-

noun

Synonyms

• catching
• communicable
• contagious
• pestilent
• transmittable

Examples of transmissible in a Sentence

The virus is highly transmissible to humans.

the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, relatively few people have received the latest coronavirus booster shots that are geared toward the several highly transmissible omicron subvariants in circulation. —Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023

The zero Covid policy, as it was called, was only abandoned in late 2022 when the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-2 — and the Chinese public’s fatigue with the restrictions of the policy — made the approach untenable. —Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing transmissible

• transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Kids Definition

transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl 

tranz-

: capable of being transmitted

transmissible diseases

Medical Definition

transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl, tranz- 

: capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)

transmissible diseases

transmissibility

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmis-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē, (ˌ)tranz- 

noun

plural transmissibilities