transmission

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: transmissions, transmissive, retransmission

Antonyms: transmissions, transmissive, retransmission

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q118093 or Q3242194}} The act of [[transmitting]], e.g. data (signals) 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. {{lb|en|biology}} The passage of a [[nerve]] [[impulse]] across [[synapse]]s.
5. {{senseid|en|Q16259746}} {{lb|en|automotive|trucking|heavy equipment}} A [[device]], usually an [[assembly]] of [[gear]]s ([[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]]).
6. {{lb|en|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.
7. {{senseid|en|Q525512}} {{lb|en|medicine|biology}} The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
8. {{lb|en|textual criticism}} The [[passing]] [[down]] of a [[text]] [[through]] [[time]].

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