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transmission

trans·mis·sion

UK/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/ US/tɹænzˈmɪʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

2.
3.

the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

5.

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

Origin

Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.

Phrases

  • automated manual transmission
  • automatic transmission
  • clutchless manual transmission
  • continuously variable transmission
  • cryo-transmission electron micrograph
  • cryo-transmission electron microscope
  • cryo-transmission electron microscopy
  • electric power transmission

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