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tranz-MISHUN/trænzˈmɪʃn/

Transmission is sending out signals, disease, or power: transmission of the virus; a live transmission; power transmission. Transmit is already in the dictionary. Spread is everyday for disease; broadcast is for media. Uncountable in many scientific uses. Do not call one email a transmission.

Meaning

The process of sending out signals, disease, or power; also a radio or TV broadcast.

Examples

• “Masks reduced transmission on crowded wards.”
• “A live transmission of the inquiry was delayed, which is the broadcast sense.”

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transmission of disease / signals / power; a radio transmission. Verb: transmit. Everyday disease: spread. Media: broadcast. Often uncountable in science.

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