transmission

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/, SAMPA: /tr{ns"mIS@n/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin transmissionem (nominative of transmissio), from transmittere.

[edit] Noun

transmission (plural transmissions)

1. The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.
2. The fact of being transmitted.
3. Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
4. (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
5. (automotive) An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.

[edit] Derived terms

• manual transmission
• automatic transmission

[edit] Related terms

• transmissible
• transmissive

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin transmissio, from transmittere.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʁɑ̃s.mi.sjɔ̃/

   Audio (France)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɔ̃

• Homophones: transmissions

[edit] Noun

transmission f. (plural transmissions)

1. transmission.

[edit] Derived terms

• courroie de transmission