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TRANSMISSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
Synonyms:
transmission; transmittal; transmitting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
sending (the act of causing something to go (especially messages))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmission"):
forwarding (the act of sending on to another destination)
mailing; posting (the transmission of a letter)
telephotography (transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance)
Derivation:
transmit (send from one person or place to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
Synonyms:
transmission; transmission system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
Meronyms (parts of "transmission"):
clutch (a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism)
fluid drive (an automotive power coupling)
gear box; gear case; gearbox (the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmission"):
automatic drive; automatic transmission (a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car)
4WD; four-wheel drive (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)
Holonyms ("transmission" is a part of...):
drive line; drive line system (mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Communication by means of transmitted signals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Domain member category:
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmission"):
interrogation (a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder)
uplink (a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission)
modulation ((electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase)
fiber optics; fiberoptics; fibre optics; fibreoptics (the transmission of light signals via glass fibers)
electronic communication (communication by computer)
multimedia; multimedia system (transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.))
mass medium; medium ((usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public)
channels (official routes of communication)
channel; transmission channel (a path over which electrical signals can pass)
airing; dissemination; public exposure; spreading (the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)
conveyance; impartation; imparting (the transmission of information)
Derivation:
transmit (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television)
transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Synonyms:
contagion; infection; transmission
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
incident (a single distinct event)
Derivation:
transmit (transfer to another)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Synonyms:
transmission; transmittance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("transmission" is a kind of...):
coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)
Context examples:
AJs may also function in the transmission of the contact inhibition' signal, which instructs cells to stop dividing once an epithelial sheet is complete.
(Beta Catenin, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)
Myelin is a substance that contains both protein and fat (lipid), serving as a nerve insulator and helping in the transmission of nerve signals.
(Multiple Sclerosis, NCI Dictionary)
Delineate the mechanisms of transmission and population spread of infection and their impact on disease progression.
(Biology of HIV Transmission, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with a pacing transmission process such that between any two significant instants in the same group, there is always an integral number of unit intervals.
(Asynchronous Pacing Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission.
(Nicotine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
RNA viruses; enters host by fusion of the viral envelope with the cell surface membrane; transmission is horizontal, mainly airborne.
(Paramyxoviridae, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
This may interfere with the transmission of nerve impulses from the spinal cord to the muscles and may help relax muscles.
(Orphenadrine, NCI Thesaurus)
The viruses have a widespread distribution and include both exogenous (vertical and horizontal transmission) and endogenous viruses of chickens and some other birds.
(Alpharetrovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
A test of the transmission of sound to the inner ear through the bones of the skull.
(Bone Conduction Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in endocytosis and synaptic transmission.
(AMPH Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
