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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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The strategy wasn’t simply to keep Ebola out of the U.S. but to stop transmission at the source.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The DRC has limited capacity to conduct laboratory tests to confirm the transmission of cases.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

That connection is important because mGluR1 has already been linked to synaptic transmission, the communication between neurons.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Regulated utilities offer exactly that, along with transmission access, established regulatory relationships and the rights of way that new entrants cannot easily replicate.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Joe went on hurriedly, “Main difference of a Ford automobile from other kinds is its planetary transmission which operates on a rev-rev-a- lu-shun-ary principle.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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