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transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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The third analyzes the transmission spectrum in the frequency domain using Green's-function methods.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The discovery of DNA means that the cell is, as Mr. Meyer says, “an enclosure of a sophisticated information storage, transmission and processing system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“It requires the government to face down the monopoly that is State Grid, which controls more than 90% of the country’s electricity transmission and distribution.”

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

We do not know if any of the children were HIV-positive but this practice creates a clear risk of viral transmission.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Kuru was on its way to exterminating New Guinea’s Foré tribe of 20,000 people, until the establishment of Australian government control around 1959 ended cannibalism and thereby the transmission of kuru.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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