transmission

  1. Noun.  The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.
  2. Noun.  The fact of being transmitted.
  3. Noun.  Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
  4. Noun.  (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
  5. Noun.  (automotive) An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.

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