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1. The act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
   - transmittal, transmitting
    
2. Communication by means of transmitted signals
    
3. The fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
   - transmittance
    
4. An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
   - infection, contagion
    
5. The gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
   - transmission system

Derived forms: transmissions

Type of: coefficient, communicating, communication, gear, gear mechanism, incident, sending

Part of: drive line, drive line system

Encyclopedia: Transmission