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transmission

/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/noun3 syllables

Transmission means: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted.

Synonyms for transmission9

noun, as in the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

transmittal, transmitting

noun, as in an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

infection, contagion

noun, as in the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

transmittance

noun, as in the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle

transmission system

also used for transmission

gearbox[Appendix:Glossary, tranny, outsending

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What does transmission mean?5

noun

1

the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

2

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

3

the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

4

the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle

5

communication by means of transmitted signals

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with transmission?60

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Transmission in a sentence

  • There might have been an error during transmission.unknown
  • Can you drive a car with manual transmission?rul
  • Multifilamentary superconducting wires can be used in electric power transmission lines.AlanF_US
  • How much do the transmission rights come to?unknown
  • Have you ever driven with a standard shift transmission?Dejo
  • The transmission of this truck is completely worn out.Amastan
  • Automobile transmissions have grown in sophistication over the years.darinmex
  • Lukas continued to send transmissions to mission control.Amastan

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Forms of transmission

as a noun

plural
transmissions