transmission

trans·mis·sion

noun \tran(t)s-ˈmi-shən, tranz-\

Definition of TRANSMISSION

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

— trans·mis·sive \-ˈmi-siv\ adjective

— trans·mis·siv·i·ty \ˌtran(t)s-(ˌ)mi-ˈsi-və-tē, ˌtranz-\ noun

Examples of TRANSMISSION

1. The equipment is used for the transmission of television signals.
2. We are receiving a live transmission from the scene of the accident.
3. the transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next
4. My car has a manual transmission.
5. This car comes with automatic transmission.

Origin of TRANSMISSION

Middle French, from Latin transmission-, transmissio, from transmittere to transmit

First Known Use: 1611

Other Automotive Terms

articulated, block, choke, clutch, diesel, neutral

Rhymes with TRANSMISSION

ambition, audition, commission, condition, munition, partition, patrician, petition, Phoenician, position, suspicion, transition

trans·mis·sion

noun \tran(t)s-ˈmish-ən, tranz-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of TRANSMISSION

: an act, process, or instance of transmitting <transmission of HIV> <synaptic transmission>

transmission

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

A four-speed manual transmission. Power from the rotating input shaft turns the countershaft (or …—© Merriam-Webster Inc.

System in an engine that transmits power generated by the engine to the point where it is to be used. Most mechanical transmissions function as rotary speed changers; the ratio of the output speed to the input speed may be either constant (as in a gearbox) or variable. On variable-speed transmissions, the speeds may be variable in individual steps (as on an automobile or some machine-tool drives) or continuously variable within a range. Step-variable transmissions, with some slip, usually use either gears or chains and provide fixed speed ratios with no slip; stepless transmissions use belts, chains, or rolling-contact bodies.