trans|mis|sion

trans|mis|sion
trans|mis|sion «trans MIHSH uhn, tranz-», noun.
1. the act or fact of sending over; passing on; passing along; letting through: »

the transmission of money by telegraph. Mosquitoes are the only means of transmission of malaria. Alphabetical writing made…the transmission of events more easy and certain (Samuel Johnson).

2. a) the part of an automobile or other motor vehicle that transmits power from the engine to the rear axle or sometimes the front axle. b) the sets of gears that determine the relative speed.
3. the passing through space of radio or television waves from a transmitting station to a receiving station or stations: »

When transmission is good, even foreign radio stations can be heard.

4. something transmitted.
╂[< Latin trānsmissiō, -ōnis < trānsmittere, see etym. under transmit (Cf. ↑transmit)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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