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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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According to the World Health Organization, climate change -- through increased rainfall, temperatures and humidity -- can in some cases accelerate malaria transmission by enabling mosquitoes to breed faster.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

This allows it to reconstruct all three simultaneously, improving storage density and boosting data transmission speed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Permitting delays and litigation hinder the buildout of transmission lines, pipelines, housing, factories, data centers and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Strong interactions between the layers lead to very different transmission behaviors for left- and right-circularly polarized light under "normal incidence," or polarized light that hits perpendicular to the surface.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

They also show roads, buildings, railroads, transmission lines, mines and caves, vegetation, and towns, cities, rivers, lakes, canals, marshes, and waterfalls.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George