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transmission

  • noun
  • trănsmĭ'shən

The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.

Other meanings

  1. The fact of being transmitted.

  2. Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.

Synonyms

  • transmitting

Related words

  • automatic transmission
  • cryo-transmission
  • manual transmission
  • mechanotransmission
  • standard transmission
  • synchronized transmission
  • Transmission Control Protocol
  • cross-transmission
  • transmission line
  • transmission medium
  • automated manual transmission
  • clutchless manual transmission

Word history

From Latin "transmissionem".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “transmission” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.