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

Derived Forms

• transˈmissiveness, noun
• transˌmissiˈbility, noun
• transˈmissible, adjective
• transˈmissive, adjective
• transˈmissively, adverb

Other Words From

• trans·mis·sive [trans-, mis, -iv, tranz-], adjective
• trans·missive·ly adverb
• trans·missive·ness noun
• nontrans·mission noun
• pretrans·mission noun
• retrans·mission noun
• untrans·missive 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

Related Words

• broadcast
• communication
• delivery
• gearbox