transmission en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/
- /tɹænzˈmɪʃən/
- trănzmĭ'shən
- trănsmĭ'shən
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- (countable, uncountable) The fact of being transmitted.
- (countable, uncountable) Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
- (countable, uncountable) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
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(countable, qualifier:trucking; heavy equipment; trucking; heavy equipment, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
- (countable, uncountable) The passing down of a text through time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transmissions | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| trans | alternative | lexicographic | |
| xmission | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
transmission line · nontransmission · transmission electron microscopy · transmission fluid · transmission oil · power transmission line · transmission electron microscope · manual transmission · cryo-transmission electron microscope · transmission mount · transmissioned · teletransmission · heterotransmission · transaxle · cross-transmission · electric power transmission · transmissionist · automated manual transmission · transmissionism · Transmission Control Protocol · cryo-transmission electron micrograph · clutchless manual transmission · cotransmission · transmission electron diffraction · intertransmission · monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope · extraordinary optical transmission · standard transmission · cryo-transmission · scanning transmission electron microscope · overtransmission · automatic transmission · semi-automatic transmission · xenotransmission · gliotransmission · transmission tower · cryo-transmission electron microscopy · transmissionless · multitransmission · transmission time · transmission error · neurotransmission · synchronized transmission · retransmission · pretransmission · transmission medium · mechanotransmission · high-voltage transmission line · continuously variable transmission · transmission function · transflection
Relateds
Synonyms
gearbox[Appendix:Glossary · outsending (several senses) · tranny
Translations (98)
sh трансмисија (act of transmitting) · ca transmissió (passage of a nerve impulse) · cs vysílání (act of transmitting) · fi siirto (act of transmitting) · ka გაგზავნა (act of transmitting) · fi välittyminen (passage of a nerve impulse) · ca transmissió (something transmitted) · sv överföring (something transmitted) · fa واگیرداری (passing of a communicable disease) · ro angrenaj (assembly of gears) · fi tarttuminen (fact of being transmitted) · fa تراگسیل (passage of a nerve impulse) · cs převodovka (assembly of gears) · ka გადაცემა (act of transmitting) · el κιβώτιο ταχυτήτων (assembly of gears) · sh мењач (assembly of gears) · gl transmisión (act of transmitting) · cmn 傳輸 /传输 (act of transmitting) · pt transmissão (passing of a communicable disease) · eo transdono (act of transmitting) · pt transmissão (passage of a nerve impulse) · ja トランスミッション (assembly of gears) · ro transmisie (act of transmitting) · de Getriebe (assembly of gears) · fi siirtyminen (fact of being transmitted) · el διάδοση (fact of being transmitted) · et ülekanne (act of transmitting) · ru коро́бка переда́ч (assembly of gears) · ca transmissió (assembly of gears) · pt transmissão (something transmitted) · ca transmissió (passing of a communicable disease) · fr transmission (act of transmitting) · az ötürmə (assembly of gears) · el ταχύτητες (assembly of gears) · el μετάδοση (act of transmitting) · sv överföring (act of transmitting) · gl transmisión (assembly of gears) · cs přenos (act of transmitting) · el μεταβίβαση (passage of a nerve impulse) · fa تراگسیل (fact of being transmitted) · hi पारेषण (act of transmitting) · fa سرایت (passing of a communicable disease) · bg преда́ване (act of transmitting) · fi lähettäminen (act of transmitting) · ca transmissió (fact of being transmitted) · cy trosglwyddiad (passing of a communicable disease) · fi tartuttaminen (act of transmitting) · sv transmission (something transmitted) · sh mjenjač (assembly of gears) · el μετάδοση (something transmitted) · ro transmisie (assembly of gears) · fr transmission (passing of a communicable disease) · ka ტრანსმისია (assembly of gears) · fi vaihteisto (assembly of gears) · ota اخبار (act of transmitting) · pt transmissão (act of transmitting) · pt caixa de câmbio (assembly of gears) · fi lähetys (something transmitted) · fi voimansiirto (assembly of gears) · cs vysílání (something transmitted) · es transmisión (passing of a communicable disease) · el μετάδοση (fact of being transmitted) · sv transmission (act of transmitting) · fa تراگسیل (passing of a communicable disease) · fi välittäminen (act of transmitting) · pt transmissão (fact of being transmitted) · ja 変速装置 (assembly of gears) · ka კოლოფი (assembly of gears) · sh menjač (assembly of gears) · cmn 變速器 /变速器 (assembly of gears) · ru перено́с (act of transmitting) · fi lähetys (act of transmitting) · ja 変速機 (assembly of gears) · fa تراگسیل (something transmitted) · ru пересы́лка (act of transmitting) · ca transmissió (act of transmitting) · ja 伝送 (act of transmitting) · ro transmitere (act of transmitting) · it trasmissione (passing of a communicable disease) · ru коро́бка переключе́ния переда́ч (assembly of gears) · de Übertragung (act of transmitting) · nl overdracht (passing of a communicable disease) · ja 転送 (act of transmitting) · sh пренос (act of transmitting) · fr transmission (something transmitted) · es caja de cambios (assembly of gears) · fr boite de vitesses (assembly of gears) · ru трансми́ссия (assembly of gears) · fi välittyminen (fact of being transmitted) · lb Iwwerdroung (act of transmitting) · bg предаване (passing of a communicable disease) · sv växellåda (assembly of gears) · fi tartunta (something transmitted) · nl transmissie (passing of a communicable disease) · ru переда́ча (act of transmitting) · fa تراگسیل (act of transmitting) · grc παράδοσις (act of transmitting) · sh мјењач (assembly of gears)