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transmission

[ trans-mish-uhn, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /
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noun
the act or process of transmitting.
the fact of being transmitted.
something that is transmitted.
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.
Radio and Television. the broadcasting of electromagnetic waves from one location to another, as from a transmitter to a receiver.
Physics. transmittance.
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Origin of transmission

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

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British Dictionary definitions for transmission

transmission
/ (trænzˈmɪʃən) /

noun

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Word Origin for transmission

C17: from Latin transmissiō a sending across; see transmit
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