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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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And it’s one of the last remaining delivery systems for a proper six-speed manual transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

However, urbanisation is pushing larger populations closer to these natural reservoirs of Ebola and increasing the risk of transmission.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

To investigate the atmosphere of TOI-199b, researchers used a method called transmission spectroscopy.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Regular customers often paid for much of the cost of transmission lines that served data centers, adding to a backlash against the massive warehouses.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

He was careful not to use scary military terms such as virus amplification, lethal chain of transmission, crash and bleed, or major pucker factor.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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