transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-]

noun

1. the act or process of transmitting.

   Synonyms: conveyance, passing, passage, transfer

2. the fact of being transmitted.

   Synonyms: conveyance, passing, passage, transfer

3. something that is transmitted.

4. Machinery.

   1. transference of force between machines or mechanisms, often with changes of torque and speed.

   2. a compact, enclosed unit of gears or the like for this purpose, as in an automobile.

5. Radio and Television.,  the broadcasting of electromagnetic waves from one location to another, as from a transmitter to a receiver.

6. Physics.,  transmittance.

transmission

/ trænzˈmɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of transmitting

2. something that is transmitted

3. the extent to which a body or medium transmits light, sound, or some other form of energy

4. the transference of motive force or power

5. 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. 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. a radio or television broadcast

Other Word Forms

• transmissive adjective
• transmissively adverb
• transmissiveness noun
• nontransmission noun
• pretransmission noun
• retransmission noun
• untransmissive adjective
• transmissibility noun
• transmissible adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmission¹

1605–15; < Latin trānsmissiōn- (stem of trānsmissiō ) a sending across, equivalent to trānsmiss ( us ) (past participle of trānsmittere to send across) + -iōn- -ion. See trans-, mission

Word History and Origins

Origin of transmission¹

C17: from Latin transmissiō a sending across; see _transmit

Example Sentences

Researchers at Penn State have developed a new way to identify materials known as superconductors -- substances that can carry electric current with zero resistance, meaning no energy is wasted during transmission.

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RFA said that China has already taken transmission signals vacated by the outlet and has increased its own broadcasting in Uyghur and Tibetan.

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There is no transmission, no clutch, and no differential.

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Why would companies suddenly build transmission lines when municipalities can’t even patch roads?

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The result is faster transmission rate among the smaller populations, which go on to infect humans.

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Related Words

• broadcast 
• communication 
• delivery 
• gearbox