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transmission
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trans·mis·sion  (trns-mshn, 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 trnsmissi, trnsmissin-, a sending across, from trnsmissus, past participle of trnsmittere, to transmit; see transmit.]

trans·missive (-msv) adj.

transmission
Noun
1. the sending or passing of something, such as a message or disease from one place or person to another
2. something that is transmitted, esp. a radio or television broadcast
3. a system of shafts and gears that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.transmissiontransmission - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
sending - 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"
mailing, posting - the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing"
telephotography - transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance
2.transmissiontransmission - communication by means of transmitted signals
communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
impartation, imparting, conveyance - the transmission of information
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.transmissiontransmission - the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
coefficient - 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.transmissiontransmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
automatic 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)
gear box, gear case, gearbox - the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed
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 2. broadcasting, showing, putting out, relaying, sending
Translations
Spanish transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən] ntransmisión f
French transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən] ntransmission f
German transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən] n (also TV) → Übertragung f [of information] → Übermittlung f;
(Aut) → Getriebe nt

Italian transmission [trænzˈmɪʃən] ntrasmissione f

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