transmission

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5898

Meanings

1

noun
The act of sending out signals, messages, or information.

The transmission of the radio signal was interrupted by the storm.
2

noun
The passing of a disease from one person or animal to another.

Washing your hands reduces the transmission of germs.
3

noun
The set of gears in a vehicle that sends power from the engine to the wheels.

The car broke down because of a problem with the transmission.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of sending out... transmittal transmitting

2 noun · the passing of a disease... contagion infection

3 noun · the set of gears in a... gearboxtransmission system

More outsending

Word family

Forms transmissions

Derived forms cotransmissioncross-transmissioncryo-transmissiongliotransmissionheterotransmissionintertransmissionmechanotransmissionmultitransmissionneurotransmissionnontransmissionovertransmissionpretransmission

Related forms transmissibletransmissive

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Phrases (1)

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transmission mechanism
the process by which an infectious agent passes from its source to a person

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

*mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European transmissionem Latin

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# transmission

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5898

## Meanings
1. The act of sending out signals, messages, or information.
2. The passing of a disease from one person or animal to another.
3. The set of gears in a vehicle that sends power from the engine to the wheels.

## Examples
- The transmission of the radio signal was interrupted by the storm.
- Washing your hands reduces the transmission of germs.
- The car broke down because of a problem with the transmission.

## Synonyms
- outsending

## Derived Forms
- cotransmission
- cross-transmission
- cryo-transmission
- gliotransmission
- heterotransmission
- intertransmission
- mechanotransmission
- multitransmission
- neurotransmission
- nontransmission
- overtransmission
- pretransmission

## Related Forms
- transmissible
- transmissive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mey- (change)
- Root: transmissionem

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.

## AI Etymology
Transmission is borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *mey- (change), Latin transmissionem. In present-day use, it can mean the act of sending out signals, messages, or information, or the passing of a disease from one person or animal to another. Derived formations include cotransmission, cross-transmission, cryo-transmission, gliotransmission, heterotransmission, intertransmission, mechanotransmission, multitransmission.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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