transmission Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Trans*mis"sion noun
Etymology
L. transmissio; cf. F. transmission. See Transmit.
Definitions
  1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country to another; the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to another.
  2. (Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.

Webster 1913