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transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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"Although it does not yet move easily between humans, we have to treat human-to-human transmission as a real possibility," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

These minerals are required for electric vehicles, grid transmission and military weapons, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Readying California for offshore wind power will require a perfect concert of major port upgrades, hundreds of miles of new transmission lines and wind turbines as tall as the Eiffel Tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

The third analyzes the transmission spectrum in the frequency domain using Green's-function methods.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

The transmission of hereditary traits was just one instance of information flow—but if you looked deeply, squinting your conceptual lenses, it was easy to imagine information moving pervasively through the entire living world.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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