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transmission
n. sending; broadcast; transmittal, conveyance


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Transmission
Transmission is the act of passing something on.Specifically, it may refer to:Transmission (mechanics), a gear system transmitting mechanical power, as in a carTransmission (telecommunications), the act of transmitting messages over distancesTransmission (medicine), the passing of a diseaseTransmission (magazine), a literary magazine based in the UKTransmission coefficient, in physics and chemistryTransmission (TV programme), a British music television programme shown in the UK.Electric power transmission, one process in the delivery of electricity to consumersData transmission, the conveyance of information from one space to anotherTransmittance, in optics, the propagation of a light wave through a mediumDharma transmission, the formal confirmation of a student's awakening in Zen BuddhismTransmission (spiritual), the act of passing on wisdom or enlightenment from a spiritual master to a discipleTransmission (genetics), is the passing on of genetic information.
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transmission
Noun
1. the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
(synonym) transmittal, transmitting
(hypernym) sending
(hyponym) forwarding
(derivation) transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
2. communication by means of transmitted signals
(hypernym) communication, communicating
(hyponym) conveyance, imparting, impartation
(derivation) conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
(class) check character
3. the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
(synonym) transmittance
(hypernym) coefficient
4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
(synonym) infection, contagion
(hypernym) incident
(derivation) convey, transmit, communicate
5. the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
(synonym) transmission system
(hypernym) gear, gear mechanism
(hyponym) automatic transmission, automatic drive
(part-holonym) drive line, drive line system
(part-meronym) clutch


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Transmission (die)
n. transmission, sending; broadcast; transmittal, conveyance

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transmission (f)
n. passing on, handing on, transmission; transference, conveyance; conveying, signalling; broadcasting, relaying

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