adj. of, or relating to the transmission of something
adj. of, or relating to transmissivity of a material
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Capable of being transmitted; derived, or handed down, from one to another.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to transmission; transmitting: as, the transmissive power of the atmosphere (for light).
Transmitted; derived from one to another; sent.
Word Usage
"But "phonetic spelling" aside, phonemic reading is inevitable, even if only as a kind of transmissive static in the scriptive network — and can sometimes be recruited for rhetorical rather than informational results."