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transmission
- /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/
- /tɹænzˈmɪʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.
noun transmissions · trans · xmission
- The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- The fact of being transmitted.
- Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
- The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
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A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).
Any vehicle with an internal combustion engine needs a transmission that can alter the gear ratio (engine RPM to wheel RPM) as the vehicle's speed changes.
Similar: gearbox[Appendix:Glossary, tranny
- The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
- The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
- The passing down of a text through time.
Similar: outsending
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: transmittal, transmitting, transmittance, infection, contagion, transmitted, transmitter, transmit, message, retransmission, signalling, communication, send, signal, sending, communicating
noun
Similar: outsending
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noun something transmitted
| Português | transmissão |
|---|---|
| Français | transmission |
| Ελληνικά | μετάδοση metádosi |
noun act of transmitting
| 日本語 | 転送 tensō, 伝送 densō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 傳輸 /传输 chuánshū |
| हिन्दी | पारेषण pāreṣaṇ |
| Português | transmissão |
| Français | transmission |
| Deutsch | Übertragung |
| Ελληνικά | μετάδοση metádosi |
| Română | transmitere, transmisie |
| Русский | переда́ча peredáča, перено́с perenós, пересы́лка peresýlka |
noun fact of being transmitted
| Português | transmissão |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μετάδοση metádosi, διάδοση diádosi |
noun passage of a nerve impulse
| Português | transmissão |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μεταβίβαση metavívasi |
noun assembly of gears
| Español | caja de cambios |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | トランスミッション toransumisshon, 変速機 hensokuki, 変速装置 hensoku-sōchi |
| 中文 | 變速器 /变速器 biànsùqì |
| Português | caixa de câmbio |
| Français | boite de vitesses |
| Deutsch | Getriebe |
| Ελληνικά | κιβώτιο ταχυτήτων kivótio tachytíton, ταχύτητες tachýtites |
| Română | transmisie, angrenaj |
| Русский | трансми́ссия transmíssija, коро́бка переключе́ния переда́ч koróbka pereključénija peredáč, коро́бка переда́ч koróbka peredáč |
noun passing of a communicable disease
| Español | transmisión |
|---|---|
| Português | transmissão |
| Français | transmission |
| Italiano | trasmissione |
Talk about this word "transmission." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transmission. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transmission. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transmission "transmission." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transmission.Cite this
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title = {transmission},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transmission},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
