trans·mis·sion (tr ns-m sh n, tr nz-)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 , tr nsmissi n-, a sending across, from tr nsmissus, past participle of tr nsmittere, to transmit; see transmit.]
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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 | 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" 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. | 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" 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 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 | | 5. | transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axleclutch - a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch" 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) |
transmission noun 1. transfer, spread, spreading, communication, passing on, circulation, dispatch, relaying, mediation, imparting, diffusion, transference, dissemination, conveyance, channeling
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