TRANSMISSION

transmission, transmittal, transmitting

(noun) the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

transmission, transmission system

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

transmission

(noun) communication by means of transmitted signals

infection, contagion, transmission

(noun) an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

transmittance, transmission

(noun) the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

transmission (countable and uncountable, plural transmissions)

The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.

The fact of being transmitted.

Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.

(biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.

(automotive) An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.

(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.

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

Synonyms

• outsending

• (assembly of gears): gearbox

Source: Wiktionary

Trans*mis"sion, n. Etym: [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)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition