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

Other Word Forms

• transmissive adjective
• transmissively adverb
• transmissiveness noun
• nontransmission noun
• pretransmission noun
• retransmission noun
• untransmissive adjective
• transmissibility noun
• transmissible 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

The transmission date for MasterChef: The Professionals has not yet been confirmed.

From BBC

In his Senate hearing Kennedy said the CDC had lied to Americans in the pandemic about mask wearing, social distancing and the ability of the vaccine to stop the transmission of coronavirus.

From BBC

The extent of the recent increases has prompted some county-level health officials to recommend that residents once again consider wearing masks in indoor public settings, at least until transmission has declined.

From Los Angeles Times

He was not surprised that most of the interest in Tuesday’s auction was in the Imperial Valley, which is easier to access and closer to transmission lines than volcanic sites in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times

“Elimination means the infection is gone in a geographic area and there’s no localized transmission,” Swartzberg added, “so we’ve pretty much eliminated the plague as a serious problem.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• broadcast 
• communication 
• delivery 
• gearbox