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Definition of transmission

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted:the transmission of the HIV virus
  • [count noun] a programme or signal that is broadcast or sent out:television transmissions
  • 2the mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle: a three-speed automatic transmission

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin transmissio(n-) (see trans-, mission)

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