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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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Kenanga maintains an overweight rating on Malaysia’s utilities sector, pegging Tenaga Nasional as its top pick, given the company’s exposure to demand growth as well as higher investment in transmission and distribution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

These structures, small enough to fit on the tip of a pin, are already used in technologies for computing, sensing, and high-speed data transmission.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

They included improving coordination between transmission operators, distribution operators and other parties in the energy system.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"It is certainly not as infective as say flu or COVID-19, and requires often fairly prolonged close contact before transmission takes place," said Andrew Lee, Professor of Public Health at the University of Sheffield.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

It had launched programs for women’s literacy and for the prevention of AIDS, and reduced the rate of HIV transmission from mothers to babies to 4 percent—about half the current rate in the United States.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French