transmission
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Main Entry:
trans·mis·sion Listen to the pronunciation of transmission Listen to the pronunciation of transmission
Pronunciation:
\tran(t)s-ˈmi-shən, tranz-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle French, from Latin transmission-, transmissio, from transmittere to transmit
Date:
1611
1: an act, process, or instance of transmitting <transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse>2: the passage of radio waves in the space between transmitting and receiving stations ; also : the act or process of transmitting by radio or television3: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a live axle ; also : the speed-changing gears in such an assembly4: something that is transmitted : message