English noun: transmission |
1. | transmission (act) the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted |
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| Synonyms | transmittal, transmitting |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sending |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | forwarding, mailing, posting, telephotography |
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2. | transmission (communication) communication by means of transmitted signals |
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| Broader (hypernym) | communicating, communication |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | airing, channel, channels, conveyance, dissemination, electronic communication, fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics, fibreoptics, impartation, imparting, interrogation, mass medium, medium, modulation, multimedia, multimedia system, public exposure, spreading, transmission channel, uplink |
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| Domain category members | check character |
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3. | transmission (quantity) the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance |
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| Synonyms | transmittance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | coefficient |
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4. | transmission (event) an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted |
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| Synonyms | contagion, infection |
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| Broader (hypernym) | incident |
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5. | transmission (artifact) the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle |
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| Synonyms | transmission system |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gear, gear mechanism |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 4WD, automatic drive, automatic transmission, four-wheel drive, hydraulic transmission, hydraulic transmission system, standard transmission, stick shift |
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| Part holonym | clutch, fluid drive, gear box, gear case, gearbox |
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| Part meronym | drive line, drive line system |
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