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transmission

trans.mis.sion \-'mish-*n\ \-'mis-iv\ \.tran(t)s-(.)mis-'iv-*t-e-, .tranz-\ 
   n [L transmission-, transmissio, fr. transmissus, pp. of tra]nsmittere to 
   transmit 1: an act, process, or instance of transmitting  2: the passage of 
   radio waves in the space between transmitting and receivi ng stations; also 
   : the act or process of transmitting by radio or television 3: the gear 
   including the change gear and the propeller shaft by which powe r is 
   transmitted from an automobile engine to the live axle 4: something 
   transmitted  - trans.mis.sive aj