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trans⋅mis⋅sion
[trans-mish-uh
n, tranz-] 
–noun
| 1. | the act or process of transmitting. |
| 2. | the fact of being transmitted. |
| 3. | something that is transmitted. |
| 4. | Machinery.
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| 5. | Radio and Television. the broadcasting of electromagnetic waves from one location to another, as from a transmitter to a receiver. |
| 6. | Physics. transmittance. |
Origin:
1605–15; < L trānsmissiōn- (s. of trānsmissiō) a sending across, equiv. to trānsmiss(us) (ptp. of trānsmittere to send across) + -iōn- -ion. See trans-, mission
1605–15; < L trānsmissiōn- (s. of trānsmissiō) a sending across, equiv. to trānsmiss(us) (ptp. of trānsmittere to send across) + -iōn- -ion. See trans-, mission
Related forms:
trans⋅mis⋅sive [trans-mis-iv, tranz-] , adjective
[trans-mis-iv, tranz-] , adjective trans⋅mis⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
trans⋅mis⋅sive⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1, 2. transfer, passage, passing, conveyance.
1, 2. transfer, passage, passing, conveyance.
trans⋅mit⋅tance
[trans-mit-ns, tranz-] –noun
| Physics. the ratio of the radiant flux transmitted through and emerging from a body to the total flux incident on it: equivalent to one minus the absorptance. |
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| trans·mis·sion (trāns-mĭsh'ən, trānz-) n.
[Latin trānsmissiō, trānsmissiōn-, a sending across, from trānsmissus, past participle of trānsmittere, to transmit; see transmit.] trans·mis'sive (-mĭs'ĭv) adj. |
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Transmission
Trans*mis"sion\, n. [L. transmissio; cf. F. transmission. See Transmit.]1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country to another; the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to another. 2. (Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
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Language Translation for : transmission
Spanish:
transmisión,
German:
die Übertragung,
Japanese:
伝達
transmission
1611, "conveyance from one place to another," from L. transmissionem (nom. transmissio) "a sending over or across, passage," from transmissus, pp. of transmittere "send over or across" (see transmit). Meaning "part of a motor vehicle that regulates power from the engine to the axle" is first recorded 1894.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: trans·mis·sion
Pronunciation: tranz-'mi-sh&n, trans-
Function: noun
: an act, process, or instance of transmitting
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: trans·mis·sion
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'mish-&n, tranz-
Function: noun
: an act, process, or instance of transmitting<transmission of rabies> <transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse>
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transmission trans·mis·sion (trāns-mĭsh'ən, trānz-)
n.
- The conveyance of disease from one person to another.
- The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses or at myoneural junctions.
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