transmission
Americannoun
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the act or process of transmitting.
- Synonyms:
- conveyance, passing, passage, transfer
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the fact of being transmitted.
- Synonyms:
- conveyance, passing, passage, transfer
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something that is transmitted.
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Machinery.
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transference of force between machines or mechanisms, often with changes of torque and speed.
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a compact, enclosed unit of gears or the like for this purpose, as in an automobile.
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Radio and Television. the broadcasting of electromagnetic waves from one location to another, as from a transmitter to a receiver.
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Physics. transmittance.
noun
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the act or process of transmitting
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something that is transmitted
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the extent to which a body or medium transmits light, sound, or some other form of energy
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the transference of motive force or power
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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
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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
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a radio or television broadcast
Other Word Forms
- nontransmission noun
- pretransmission noun
- retransmission noun
- transmissibility noun
- transmissible adjective
- transmissive adjective
- transmissively adverb
- transmissiveness noun
- untransmissive adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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"With further development and commercialization, this type of multidimensional holographic data storage could enable smaller data centers and more efficient large-scale archival storage, while also enhancing data processing and transmission efficiency," said Tan.
From Science Daily
From 1998 onwards, the temporary moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions has been renewed at successive WTO ministerial conferences.
From Barron's
Meta will fund seven new natural gas power plants totaling more than 5,200 megawatts, 240 miles of 500 kilovolt transmission lines and battery energy storage across three locations.
Permitting delays and litigation hinder the buildout of transmission lines, pipelines, housing, factories, data centers and more.
"The attacks targeted dozens of water transmission and treatment facilities and destroyed parts of critical water supply networks," he said, adding that repairs were under way.
From Barron's
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