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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSMIS'SION, n. [L. transmissio.]
1. The act of sending from one place or person to another; as the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news and the like, from one country to another; or the transmission of rights,titles or privileges from father to son, and from one generation to another.
2. The passing of a substance through any body, as of light through glass.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted [syn: transmission, transmittal, transmitting]
2: communication by means of transmitted signals
3: the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance [syn: transmittance, transmission]
4: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted [syn: infection, contagion, transmission]
5: the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle [syn: transmission, transmission system]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin transmission-, transmissio, from transmittere to transmit Date: 1611 1. an act, process, or instance of transmitting <transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse> 2. the passage of radio waves in the space between transmitting and receiving stations; also the act or process of transmitting by radio or television 3. an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a live axle; also the speed-changing gears in such an assembly 4. something that is transmitted ; message • transmissive adjective • transmissivity noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of transmitting; the state of being transmitted. 2 a broadcast radio or television programme. 3 the mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle. Phrases and idioms: transmission line a conductor or conductors carrying electricity over large distances with minimum losses. Etymology: L transmissio (as TRANS-, MISSION)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Transmission Trans*mis"sion, n. [L. transmissio; cf. F. transmission. See Transmit.] 1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country to another; the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to another. 2. (Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(transmissions) 1. The transmission of something is the passing or sending of it to a different person or place. Heterosexual contact is responsible for the bulk of HIV transmission. ...the transmission of knowledge and skills. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp, n N, N of n 2. The transmission of television or radio programmes is the broadcasting of them. 3. A transmission is a broadcast. N-COUNT 4. The transmission on a car or other vehicle is the system of gears and shafts by which the power from the engine reaches and turns the wheels. The car was fitted with automatic transmission. ...a four-speed manual transmission. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Transferrence, transmittal, transmittance.

Moby Thesaurus

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