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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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Prysmian, an Italian maker of underground and submarine cables for power transmission, is a winner from the electrification push, and its shares are up 40% this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“We had never seen an idle, de-energized transmission line cause an ignition,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

"Every death like that points to a chain of transmission we have not yet found," he said, warning that "until every chain is found and broken, the epidemic will continue".

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

One example is the ring resonator, a basic optical device used in both scientific research and data transmission.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

“I am in a plane with a pilot who is—he can’t fly. And I don’t know how to fly. Help me. Help ...” He turned his mike off without ending transmission properly.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

Along with paying the fines, the GEO Group agreed to draft plans for avoiding aerosol transmissions at 12 secure and reentry facilities in California, including five detention centers that hold immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

To measure how significant this broadening could be, the researchers turned to a source of data much closer to home: radio transmissions from spacecraft operating within our solar system.

From Science Daily Jun. 16, 2026

According to Moody’s, the bank has tested quantum key distribution, a method leveraging quantum physics to secure data transmissions.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

MasTec is now a leading North American infrastructure and construction company, with 50% of its business from oil and natural-gas pipelines and 30% from high-voltage electric power transmissions, with just 25% from telecoms.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

The radio transmissions were in shorthand: the Corona had put in a call from northwest of sounding board 56, looking for a fix from the lighthouse radio signal.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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