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transmission

transmission

356 4.1
The sending of signals or data from one device to another
  • noun
  • /trænzˈmɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transmisión
  • Ear-based models of music transmission are commonplace in many corners of Western society.
  • data transmission
  • information transmission
  • electronic transmission

Beyond that, even Arecibo's transmissions would be too faint.

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Examples

  • My partner and I were on the eastern border monitoring Soviet military transmissions.

  • Telecommunications refers to the transmission of data or information from one computing device to another.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We could use your help with the transmission, Colonel.

  • The Commander had me continue transmission in case you changed your mind.

  • And if one of the vaccines does block transmission, would we find that?

  • The risk of transmission varies with these different routes.

  • So the Axon is the thing that allows rapid transmission of the signal.

  • Video conferencing technology allows real-time transmission of events to essentially anywhere in the world.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The engineer explained the method of data transmission over the new communication network.

  • Satellite technology enables the transmission of television signals worldwide.

Synonyms

communication
vstransmission
252 2.3

A way like a road or tunnel that connects places so people and goods can move

is specifically about the act or process of sending signals, messages, or data
forwarding
vstransmission
18 3.2

Sending mail or messages to another address

describes the original act of sending between points rather than passing it on
propagation
vstransmission
  • Specialized
3 6.3

Waves like light or sound moving through a material like air

is about sending signals or data between devices or locations, not physical wave travel
digital communication
vstransmission
  • Specialized
2 3.5

Sending information by digital signals between devices like computers or phones

is the general sending action that also includes non digital or non electronic signals
electronic communication
vstransmission
1 2.9

Sending messages and information using computers or the Internet

is more general and includes non electronic methods of sending signals or messages
transmittal
vstransmission
  • Formal
1 7.5

To send something, often a document, from one person or place to another

is more general and covers any signal, message, or data transfer
telegraphy
vstransmission
  • Archaic
1 8.6

Sending messages over long distances using electric signals, often before telephones existed

covers the general sending of signals and data, not limited to this older method
transmitting
vstransmission
1 3.5

An act of sending information from one place to another

is the noun label for the same action rather than the doing form
conveyance
vstransmission
1 6.0

Sending information, ideas, or feelings to other people

is more about technical signals and data movement between devices and locations
data communication
vstransmission
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Sending digital information between computers for use or storage

is broader and covers any signals or messages beyond electronic digital formats
sending
vstransmission
1 1.0

To cause a message or document to go somewhere else

focuses on signals or data moving between devices or locations

Antonyms

reception
  • Jargon
81 3.7

How clear a radio or television signal is

Compounds

transmission line
  • Specialized
9 4.1

A cable that carries electricity or data between places

7 3.7

A car system that changes gears by itself so the driver does not have to shift them

transmission system
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A set of parts in a vehicle that send power from the engine to the wheels

airborne transmission
  • Specialized
1 4.9

The spread of disease through the air when people breathe, talk, or cough

transmission shaft
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A metal rod that turns to carry power from an engine to the wheels

transmission channel
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A wire or path that carries information between two devices

A way of changing gears in a car by using a gear lever and a clutch pedal

direct transmission
  • Specialized
3.7

Spread of infection from one person to another when someone touches or coughs on them

A system that sends data as light through thin glass cables for very fast long-distance connections

6.3

A system that uses liquid under pressure to send power in machines like tractors

A system that uses liquid under pressure to move parts of a machine

indirect transmission
  • Specialized
6.7

When germs spread to a person through a thing or animal instead of direct touch

A set of rules used on the internet to send data reliably between computers

5.5

A way a disease spreads from animals or people to other people

A set of rules that let computers on different networks send data over the Internet

transmission density
  • Specialized
7.1

The amount of light or other radiation that a material lets pass through

transmission time
  • Specialized
7.9

The exact global time when a signal is sent from Earth to a spacecraft

transmission time
  • Specialized
4.2

The time it takes to send data across a network link

6.7

The spread of disease to people when insects like mosquitoes or ticks bite them

8.0

Infection that happens when you touch or eat something contaminated

How Fast

real-time
  • Specialized
57 4.3
streaming
  • Texting
3.2
transmission
  • Specialized
356 4.1
data communication
  • Specialized
1 3.5
signal
  • Specialized
991 3.8

Surface Forms

transmission singular
transmissions plural

Morphology

transmission = transmit (transparent) = transmit + ion

Direct nominalization of 'transmit' used for sending signals or data.

Etymology

Transmission comes from Latin parts trans- 'across' and mittere 'to send'. So a transmission in technology is the sending of signals or data from one device to another.