English > transmission: 5 senses > noun 2, communication| Meaning | communication by means of transmitted signals. |
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| Category of | check character | A character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission |
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| Narrower | channel, transmission channel | A path over which electrical signals can pass |
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| channels | official routes of communication |
| conveyance, imparting, impartation | The transmission of information |
| dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading | The opening of a subject / subject to widespread discussion and debate |
| electronic communication | communication by computer |
| fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics, fibreoptics | The transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
| interrogation | A transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder |
| medium, mass medium | (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public |
| modulation | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave |
| multimedia, multimedia system | transmission that combine media of communication (text / text and graphics and sound etc.) |
| uplink | A transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission |
| Broader | communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
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| Spanish | transmisión, trasmisión |
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| Catalan | transmissió |
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| Verbs | transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television |
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| transmit | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission |
English > transmission: 5 senses > noun 5, artifact| Meaning | The gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle. |
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| Synonym | transmission system |
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| Part of | drive line, drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
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| Parts | clutch | A coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism |
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| fluid drive | An automotive power coupling |
| gearbox, gear box, gear case | The shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
| Narrower | automatic transmission, automatic drive | A transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
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| four-wheel drive, 4WD | A transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
| hydraulic transmission, hydraulic transmission system | A transmission that depends on a hydraulic system |
| standard transmission, stick shift | A transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
| Broader | gear, gear mechanism | A mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
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| Spanish | caja de cambios, transmisión, trasmisión |
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| Catalan | sistema de transmissió, transmissió |
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