trans·mis·sion (tr ns-m sh  n, trnz-)n. 1. a. The act or process of transmitting. b. The fact of being transmitted. 2. Something, such as a message, that is transmitted. 3. An automotive assembly of gears and associated parts by which power is transmitted from the engine to a driving axle. Also called gearbox. 4. The sending of a signal, picture, or other information from a transmitter. [Latin tr  nsmissi , trnsmissin-, a sending across, from trnsmissus, past participle of trnsmittere, to transmit; see transmit.]trans·mis sive (-msv) adj. |
transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən]
n
1. the act or process of transmitting
2. something that is transmitted
3. (Physics / General Physics) the extent to which a body or medium transmits light, sound, or some other form of energy
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the transference of motive force or power
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a system of shafts, gears, torque converters, etc., that transmits power, esp the arrangement of such parts that transmits the power of the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
6. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) the act or process of sending a message, picture, or other information from one location to one or more other locations by means of radio waves, electrical signals, light signals, etc.
7. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a radio or television broadcast
[from Latin transmissiō a sending across; see transmit]
transmissible adj
transmissibility n
transmissive adj
transmissively adv
transmissiveness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  transmission - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmittedsending - the act of causing something to go (especially messages) forwarding - the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department" telephotography - transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance |
| 2. |  transmission - communication by means of transmitted signalscommunicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading - the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate channel, transmission channel - a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company" channels - official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels" mass medium, medium - (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public multimedia, multimedia system - transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.) electronic communication - communication by computer fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics, fibreoptics - the transmission of light signals via glass fibers modulation - (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase check character - a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission uplink - a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission interrogation - a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder | |
| 3. |  transmission - the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substancecoefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic | |
| 4. | transmission - an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted incident - a single distinct event | |
| 5. |  transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axleautomatic drive, automatic transmission - a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car clutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch" drive line, drive line system - mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle fluid drive - an automotive power coupling 4WD, four-wheel drive - a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) hydraulic transmission, hydraulic transmission system - a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system standard transmission, stick shift - a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
transmission
noun
1. transfer, spread, spreading, communication, passing on, circulation, dispatch, relaying, mediation, imparting, diffusion, transference, dissemination, conveyance, channeling the transmission of knowledge and skills
2. broadcasting, showing, putting out, relaying, sending The transmission of the programme was brought forward.
3. programme, broadcast, show, production, telecast A webcast is a transmission using the internet.
Translations
transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən]
A. N (Rad, TV, Aut) → transmisión f
B. CPD transmission shaft N (Aut) → eje m de transmisión
transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən] n
(= passing on) [data, disease] → transmission f
(= broadcast) → retransmission f
(= broadcasting) → retransmission f
[car] → transmission f
transmission
transmission:
n
(= transmitting) → Übertragung f; (through heredity) → Vererbung f; (of news) → Übermittlung f; (of heat) → Leitung f; (= programme) → Sendung f
(Aut) → Getriebe nt
transmission:
transmission belt
n (Tech) → Treibriemen f
transmission error
n (Comput) → Übertragungsfehler m
transmission gear
n (Tech) → Wechselgetriebe nt
transmission rate
n (Telec, Comput) → Übertragungsrate f → or -geschwindigkeit f
transmission shaft
n → Kardanwelle f
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