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trans⋅mis⋅sion

  [trans-mish-uhn, tranz-]
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–noun
1. the act or process of transmitting.
2. the fact of being transmitted.
3. something that is transmitted.
4. Machinery.
a. transference of force between machines or mechanisms, often with changes of torque and speed.
b. 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.
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

Related forms:
trans⋅mis⋅sive  [trans-mis-iv, tranz-] , adjective
trans⋅mis⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
trans⋅mis⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. transfer, passage, passing, conveyance.
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trans·mis·sion   (trāns-mĭsh'ən, trānz-)   
n.  

    1. The act or process of transmitting.

    2. The fact of being transmitted.

  2. Something, such as a message, that is transmitted.

  3. An automotive assembly of gears and associated parts by which power is transmitted from the engine to a driving axle. Also called gearbox.

  4. The sending of a signal, picture, or other information from a transmitter.


[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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Legal Dictionary

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>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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transmission trans·mis·sion (trāns-mĭsh'ən, trānz-)
n.

  1. The conveyance of disease from one person to another.

  2. The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses or at myoneural junctions.

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