Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transmission

/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
trans-mis-sion
IPA
/tɹænsˈmɪʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fact of being transmitted.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The passing down of a text through time.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

transmissions (plural) trans (alternative) xmission (alternative)

Derived Forms

cotransmission gliotransmission heterotransmission intertransmission mechanotransmission multitransmission neurotransmission nontransmission overtransmission pretransmission retransmission teletransmission

Phrases

automated manual transmission automatic transmission clutchless manual transmission continuously variable transmission cross-transmission cryo-transmission cryo-transmission electron micrograph cryo-transmission electron microscope

Frequently Paired Words

transmissible transmissive

Synonyms

gearbox[Appendix:Glossary tranny outsending transmittal transmitting transmission system infection contagion

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce transmission?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/.
What does transmission mean?
The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
Where does transmission come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce transmission

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