Transmission

Pronunciation

• enPR: trănsmÄ­'shÉ™n IPA: /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/, /tɹænzˈmɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Origin

From Latin transmissionem (nominative of transmissio), from transmittere.

Full definition of transmission

Noun

1. The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.
2. The fact of being transmitted.
3. Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
4. (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
5. (automotive) An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car
   automobile; a gearbox.
6. (legal) 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.

Synonyms

• outsending
• (assembly of gears) gearbox

Derived terms

• automatic transmission
• cryo-transmission
• manual transmission
• standard transmission
• synchronized transmission
• transmission line
• transmission medium
• transmission electron microscope
• Transmission Control Protocol

Related terms

• transmissible
• transmissive