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. |
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