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1.NounThe act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
2.NounThe fact of being transmitted.
3.NounSomething that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
4.NounThe passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
5.NounA device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck)."Any vehicle with an internal combustion engine needs a transmission that can alter the gear ratio (engine RPM to wheel RPM) as the vehicle's speed changes."
6.NounThe right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
7.NounThe passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
8.NounThe passing down of a text through time.