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   Trans·mis·sion

   /tranzˈmiSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of transmitting something, or the state of being transmitted: "the transmission of the virus" Similar transferencetransferralpassing oncommunicationconveyanceimpartingchannelingcarryingrelayingdispatchmediationdisseminationspreadingcirculationdiffusionemanationscatteringradiation
   • ▪ a program or signal that is broadcast or sent out: "television transmissions" Similar broadcastingrelayingsending outputting on (the) airairingtelevisingradioingtelecastingshowingpublicationemissionbroadcastprogramshowpresentationfeaturetelecastvideocastpodcastlive stream
   • 2. the mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the wheels of a motor vehicle: "a three-speed automatic transmission"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin transmissio(n-) (see trans-, mission).

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