transmission
//tɹænsˈmɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- transmissions
Definitions
1.The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) 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.The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3886
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio)
From transmittere.