transmission
part of speech
noun (transmission — uncountable; a transmission, transmissions)
meaning for a pupil
1) The passing of something from one person, place or thing to another: the transmission of disease. tree →
2) Sending out radio, TV or electronic signals, or a programme or message sent: a live transmission. tree →
3) The part of a car or vehicle that sends power from the engine to the wheels; the gearbox. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and health lessons, washing hands stops the transmission of germs. In technology, signals travel by transmission through cables, radio waves or satellites. In mechanics, a car's transmission can be manual or automatic. In news, «the transmission was interrupted» means the broadcast stopped.
examples
- Washing hands reduces the transmission of germs. tree →
- The radio transmission was full of crackles. tree →
- The live transmission of the match started at three. tree →
- Mosquitoes can spread disease by transmission through bites. tree →
- The mechanic fixed the car's transmission. tree →
- The spacecraft sent its last transmission back to Earth. tree →
- The theme of La Perette is of interest as showing the literary transmission of tales from Orient to Occident. tree →
note
Verb: transmit. In the US «transmission» for the car part is common; in the UK «gearbox». Spelling: double s, -ssion.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «transmission» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.