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

Example Sentences

She asked about “all the mumbo jumbo” — the transmission information — at the top of the document; I was more interested in the content: records from the 1930s that detailed a shameful chapter in Los Angeles history — repatriation campaigns that targeted Mexican and Mexican American families.

From Los Angeles Times

A few years ago he purchased an old transmission repair shop nearby and converted it into a workshop where he manufactures his sculptures and paintings with a small team.

From Los Angeles Times

Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to the wilful retention and transmission of national defence information in March.

From BBC

But the level of community transmission at the time meant some intensive-care units were still being pushed “to the brink” and were “right on the edge” of running out of bed space.

From BBC

The transmission of HIV in blood was discussed, he writes.

From BBC

Related Words

• broadcast
• communication
• delivery
• gearbox