transmission

🇺🇸 /trænzˈmɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /trænzˈmɪʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
C1

sending or passing something from one to another

The transmission of germs can happen through the air.

C1

sending out signals or programs over radio or TV

The live transmission of the event was clear and smooth.

C1

a radio or TV broadcast

We listened to the transmission of the president's speech.

R

the part of a car that sends power from the engine to the wheels

The car's transmission helps it move smoothly.

translation

n. sending or passing something from one to another; sending out signals or programs over radio or TV; a radio or TV broadcast; the part of a car that sends power from the engine to the wheels

Word Forms

Plural transmissions