transmission
noun OPAL W
/trænzˈmɪʃn/
/trænzˈmɪʃn/
(formal)- the transmission of the disease
- the risk of transmission
Extra Examples- Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way transmission of knowledge.
- The disease affects the transmission of messages from the nerve endings to the brain.
- The virus's usual transmission route is by sneezing.
- It is not known how far genetic transmission is responsible for the condition.
- transmission from one aircraft to another
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- indirect
- onward
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- facilitate
- …
- equipment
- technology
- belt
- …
- transmission among
- transmission between
- transmission by
- …
- a mode of transmission
- a risk of transmission
- the transmission of computer data along telephone lines
- a break in transmission (= of a radio or television broadcast) due to a technical fault
- Do you know the date of transmission?
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsc1- There will be simultaneous transmission of the concert on TV and radio.
- transmission by satellite
- The first transmission of the programme was on October 2 1952.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- direct
- indirect
- onward
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- facilitate
- …
- equipment
- technology
- belt
- …
- transmission among
- transmission between
- transmission by
- …
- a mode of transmission
- a risk of transmission
- a live transmission from Sydney
- The duet is taken from a 1943 radio transmission.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- receive
- transmission from
- [uncountable, countable] the system in a vehicle by which power is passed from the engine to the wheels see also automatic transmissionOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- automatic
- manual
- 4-speed
- …
- system
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin transmissio(n-) (see trans-, mission).