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transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals |
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communicating,
communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
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conveyance,
impartation,
imparting act of transferring property title from one person to another
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airing,
dissemination,
public exposure,
spreading a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"
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channel,
transmission channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
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channels official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels"
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mass medium,
medium an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
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multimedia,
multimedia system transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)
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electronic communication communication by computer
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fiberoptics,
fiber optics,
fibreoptics,
fibre optics the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
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modulation the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
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uplink a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
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interrogation formal systematic questioning
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transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle |
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gear,
gear mechanism a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
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drive line,
drive line system mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
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automatic drive,
automatic transmission a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car
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clutch a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; "this year's model has an improved clutch"
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fluid drive an automotive power coupling
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4wd,
four-wheel drive a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle
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gearbox,
gear box,
gear case the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed
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hydraulic transmission,
hydraulic transmission system a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system
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standard transmission,
stick shift a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
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transmission - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted |
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transmittal,
transmitting |
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sending the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
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forwarding the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department"
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mailing,
posting the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing"
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telephotography photography using a telephoto lens
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