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.

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

OTHER WORDS FOR transmission

1, 2 transfer, passage, passing, conveyance.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM transmission

trans·mis·sive

[trans-mis-iv, tranz-], /trænsˈmɪs ɪv, trænz-/, adjectivetrans·mis·sive·ly, adverbtrans·mis·sive·ness, nounnon·trans·mis·sion, noun

pre·trans·mis·sion, nounre·trans·mis·sion, nounun·trans·mis·sive, adjective

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How to use transmission in a sentence

Data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington shows the power of social distancing in reducing transmission.
Who should get a covid-19 vaccine first?|Niall Firth|November 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Carmakers are adding gear ratios to their transmissions at a frantic pace, but really, there is no huge advantage in regular driving over a vehicle with half as many speeds.
Backing up a trailer is really hard, but this $100,000 SUV offers a new solution|Dan Carney|November 19, 2020|Popular-Science
Now Australia has come close to eliminating community transmission of the virus, and mass testing and contact tracing efforts were a key part of this success.
These countries managed to turn COVID-19 around. Here’s how we could do the same.|Kate Baggaley|November 17, 2020|Popular-Science
Freedman, the infectious disease specialist, co-authored one of the most comprehensive papers on the subject — a review of studies looking at flights with possible transmission — published in the Journal of Travel Medicine in late September.
How risky is air travel in the pandemic? Here’s what the science says.|Brian Resnick|November 12, 2020|Vox

“Contact tracing continues to indicate, like elsewhere, that most transmission is coming via social and household gatherings,” said Liz Medcalf, a university spokeswoman.
Frostburg State University cancels in-person classes, again, as virus surges through western Maryland|Lauren Lumpkin|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
It is the mind which has proven the most suitable transmissive agency of divine revelation.
The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
When an answer is indicated, he may give a lecture or use some other transmissive resource.
Herein is Love|Reuel L. Howe
I have said that the majority of writers seem to have no doubt of the long continuance of this transmissive power in rare cases.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
To sum up in two words, one is the production theory of life; the other is the transmissive.
The Problems of Psychical Research|Hereward Carrington
In the case of a colored glass, a prism, or a refracting lens, we have transmissive function.
The Making of Arguments|J. H. Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for transmission

transmission

/ (trænzˈmɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of transmitting

something that is transmitted

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

the transference of motive force or power

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

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

a radio or television broadcast

Derived forms of transmission

transmissible, adjectivetransmissibility, nountransmissive, adjectivetransmissively, adverb

transmissiveness, noun

Word Origin for transmission

C17: from Latin transmissiō a sending across; see transmit

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