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Definition of transmission noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transmission

noun
 OPAL W
 
/trænzˈmɪʃn/
 
/trænzˈmɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1.  
    [uncountable] the act or process of passing something from one person, place or thing to another synonym transfer
    • the transmission of the disease
    • the risk of transmission
    see also community transmission
    Extra Examples
    • Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way transmission of knowledge.
    • The disease affects the transmission of messages from the nerve endings to the brain.
    • The virus's usual transmission route is by sneezing.
    • It is not known how far genetic transmission is responsible for the condition.
    • transmission from one aircraft to another
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • indirect
    • onward
    • …
    verb + transmission
    • prevent
    • reduce
    • facilitate
    • …
    transmission + noun
    • equipment
    • technology
    • belt
    • …
    preposition
    • transmission among
    • transmission between
    • transmission by
    • …
    phrases
    • a mode of transmission
    • a risk of transmission
    See full entry
  2.  
    [uncountable] the act or process of sending out an electronic signal or message or of broadcasting a radio or television programme
    • the transmission of computer data along telephone lines
    • a break in transmission (= of a radio or television broadcast) due to a technical fault
    • Do you know the date of transmission?
    Extra Examples
    • There will be simultaneous transmission of the concert on TV and radio.
    • transmission by satellite
    • The first transmission of the programme was on October 2 1952.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • direct
    • indirect
    • onward
    • …
    verb + transmission
    • prevent
    • reduce
    • facilitate
    • …
    transmission + noun
    • equipment
    • technology
    • belt
    • …
    preposition
    • transmission among
    • transmission between
    • transmission by
    • …
    phrases
    • a mode of transmission
    • a risk of transmission
    See full entry
  3.  
    [countable] a radio or television message or broadcast
    • a live transmission from Sydney
    • The duet is taken from a 1943 radio transmission.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • radio
    • television
    • TV
    • …
    verb + transmission
    • receive
    preposition
    • transmission from
    See full entry
  4. [uncountable, countable] the system in a vehicle by which power is passed from the engine to the wheels see also automatic transmission
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • automatic
    • manual
    • 4-speed
    • …
    transmission + noun
    • system
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    5. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin transmissio(n-) (see trans-, mission).
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