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)
- 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.
- (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.
- (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
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Translations
act of transmitting
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fact of being transmitted
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something transmitted
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passage of a nerve impulse
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assembly of gears
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passing of a communicable disease
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Danish
Noun
transmission c (singular definite transmissionen, plural indefinite transmissioner)
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Declension
Declension of transmission
common gender |
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | transmission | transmissionen | transmissioner | transmissionerne |
genitive | transmissions | transmissionens | transmissioners | transmissionernes |
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transmissio, transmissionem, from transmittere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃/
Audio (France) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
- Homophone: transmissions
Derived terms
- courroie de transmission
Related terms
Further reading
- “transmission” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
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Declension of transmission | ||||
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Nominative | transmission | transmissionen | transmissioner | transmissionerna |
Genitive | transmissions | transmissionens | transmissioners | transmissionernas |
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