noun
transmission
trans-MIH-shuhn
noun
1
The act of sending or passing something on, such as data, a signal, or a disease.
"The transmission of the virus slowed after the lockdown."
"Data transmission speeds have improved dramatically."
2
The mechanism in a vehicle that sends power from the engine to the wheels.
"The car needed a new transmission after the gearbox failed."
How to Use Transmission
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe passing of something — a signal, a disease, or engine power — from one place or thing to another.
Common pairings
disease transmission
automatic transmission
signal transmission
Word Forms
transmissions plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin "transmissio," from "transmittere" ("to send across").