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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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It interrogated the criteria of credibility themselves—what makes a teaching trustworthy, what makes a source authoritative, what distinguishes faithful transmission from motivated distortion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The DRC has limited capacity to conduct laboratory tests to confirm the transmission of cases.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

That connection is important because mGluR1 has already been linked to synaptic transmission, the communication between neurons.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

In that same plan, about 75% of major new load growth is attributed to data centers, nearly all concentrated in Northern Nevada, on the same transmission system that feeds the Lake Tahoe region.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"You don't need to explain transmission time to him."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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