Dictionary entry details
• TRANSMISSION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
transmission; transmittal; transmitting
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
sending (the act of causing something to go (especially messages))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmission"):
forwarding (the act of sending on to another destination)
mailing; posting (the transmission of a letter)
telephotography (transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance)
Meaning:
Communication by means of transmitted signals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Domain member category:
check character (a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmission"):
uplink (a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission)
modulation ((electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase)
fiber optics; fiberoptics; fibre optics; fibreoptics (the transmission of light signals via glass fibers)
electronic communication (communication by computer)
multimedia; multimedia system (transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.))
mass medium; medium ((usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public)
channels (official routes of communication)
channel; transmission channel (a path over which electrical signals can pass)
airing; dissemination; public exposure; spreading (the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)
conveyance; impartation; imparting (the transmission of information)
interrogation (a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder)
Meaning:
The fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
transmittance; transmission
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)
Meaning:
An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
contagion; infection; transmission
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
incident (a single distinct event)
Meaning:
The gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
transmission system; transmission
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
Meronyms (parts of "transmission"):
clutch (a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism)
fluid drive (an automotive power coupling)
gear case; gearbox (the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmission"):
standard transmission; stick shift (a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal)
hydraulic transmission; hydraulic transmission system (a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system)
4WD; four-wheel drive (a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle)
automatic drive; automatic transmission (a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car)
Holonyms ("transmission" is a part of...):
drive line; drive line system (mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle)
