transmission

Pronunciation: /tɹænsˈmɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
  2. noun communication by means of transmitted signals
  3. noun the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.

In classic literature

Synonyms

transmittal, transmitting

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
sending
Narrower (hyponyms)
telephotography, forwarding, mailing

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