/ trænsˈmɪʃn; NAmE ; trænz-/ noun ( formal )
1.
[ U ] the act or process of passing sth from one person, place or thing to another
SYN transfer :
the transmission of the disease
the risk of transmission
2.
[ U ] 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
3.
[ C ] a radio or television message or broadcast :
a live transmission from Sydney
4.
[ U , C ] the system in a vehicle by which power is passed from the engine to the wheels
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin transmissio(n-) (see trans- , mission ).