transmission

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: trănsmĭ'shən, trănzmĭ'shən IPA(key): /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/, /tɹænzˈmɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

transmission (countable and uncountable, plural transmissions)

  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. (law) 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. (medicine, biology) The passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.

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Danish

Noun

transmission c (singular definite transmissionen, plural indefinite transmissioner)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transmissio, transmissionem, from transmittere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: transmissions

Noun

transmission f (plural transmissions)

  1. transmission

Derived terms

  • courroie de transmission

Further reading


Swedish

Noun

transmission c

  1. transmission

Declension

Declension of transmission 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative transmission transmissionen transmissioner transmissionerna
Genitive transmissions transmissionens transmissioners transmissionernas
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