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English Dictionary: transmission	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for transmission
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
transmission n the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted Synonym(s): transmission, transmittal, transmitting communication by means of transmitted signals the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance Synonym(s): transmittance, transmission an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted Synonym(s): infection, contagion, transmission the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle Synonym(s): transmission, transmission system
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transmission \Transmis"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.