transmission

noun

UStrans-MISH-uhn/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/

7 meanings of transmission

1
nouncountable
The set of gears that sends power from a car's engine to its wheels.
Like the gears on a bicycle that help you pedal up a hill.
The mechanic replaced the transmission in my old truck.
A good transmission lets the car change speed smoothly.
Similargearbox
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2
noununcountable
The act of sending data, signals, or electric power from one place to another.
Like passing a note from one person to the next until it reaches the back of the room.
The transmission of the data took several minutes.
Engineers improved the transmission of electricity across the grid.
Similartransfer, sending, relay, conveyance, delivery
Oppositereception
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3
nouncountable
Something that is sent out, such as a message or picture, or the act of sending it.
Like a letter you drop in the mailbox for someone far away.
The radio transmission ended with a short weather report.
We waited for the transmission to come through on the old set.
Similarbroadcast, signal, message
4
noununcountable
The way a disease passes from one infected person or animal to another.
Like a fire spreading from one tree to the next in a forest.
Washing your hands often reduces the transmission of germs.
Mosquito bites are a common path of transmission for malaria.
Similarspread, contagion, communication
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5
noununcountable
The state of having been sent or passed on from one place to another.
The transmission of the news to every village took only minutes.
Tests confirmed the transmission of the signal across the whole city.
Similartransfer, passing, communication, conveyance, dissemination
6
noununcountable
The way a nerve signal moves from one nerve cell to the next.
Like passing a message from one person to the next in a line.
Some drugs slow down the transmission of signals in the brain.
The transmission of pain signals reaches the brain in an instant.
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7
noununcountable
The right of a person who inherits something to pass it on to their heirs, even if they die before using it.
Like a gift that gets passed to your family even if you never opened it yourself.
The law of transmission let her children claim the estate she never received.
Through transmission, the unused right passed to his nephew after he died.
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Origin

From Latin transmissio, from transmittere ('to send across').