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

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

“Over the next three and a half years, California has much of what it needs to continue moving forward on offshore wind — on ports, transmission, and more.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pizarro said in April that a leading theory was that a century-old transmission line that had not been in service since the 1970s somehow became reenergized and sparked the fire.

From Los Angeles Times

The budget airline pilots acknowledged the transmission, although their responses were difficult to hear due to the static sounds on the recording.

From BBC

The planned original transmission would have taken place less than a month after the former Black Sabbath frontman's death at the age of 76.

From BBC

If the test is taken in an automatic car, the driver would get a Category B Auto licence, restricting them to driving to vehicles with automatic transmission only.

From BBC

Related Words

• broadcast 
• communication 
• delivery 
• gearbox