transmission mechanism
- noun
- /trænzˈmɪʃən ˈmɛkənɪzəm/
- Specialized
:
mecanismo de transmisión
- Understanding the transmission mechanism of the disease helped doctors control the outbreak.
Examples
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The transmission mechanism is vital.
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What is the transmission mechanism for this disease?
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Droplet spread is a common transmission mechanism for many respiratory viruses.
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Insects can serve as a transmission mechanism for a variety of infectious agents.
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The transmission mechanism of the virus involves several steps to spread from animals to humans.
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Researchers studied the transmission mechanism to understand how the disease spreads in the population.
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Public health officials explained the transmission mechanism to inform the community about the risks of infection.
Antonyms
- Specialized
3
4.5
To make objects like tools completely free of germs using heat or chemicals
How Likely
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1
4.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'transmission' (the passing of an infection) combined with 'mechanism' (a system or process) yields an obvious meaning of the process by which something is transmitted. This combination follows regular noun-noun composition and has close counterparts in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Transmission mechanism gives a simple picture: transmission means 'sending' and mechanism is a tool or 'way' that moves something, like a small machine or conveyor carrying an object. That's why the phrase means the way a germ or virus 'spreads' from a source to a person.