When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.
Iron transmits heat well.
His will was transmitted to his younger brother.
Data can be transmitted from the main computer to yours, and vice versa.
Wires transmit electricity.
We have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
The Vice-President transmitted the message by radio.
Water transmits sound better than air.
He has transmitted all his knowledge to his son.
Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
In its broadest sense communication includes all forms of transmitting thoughts or feelings between people.