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transmission

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


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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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

"The risk of transmission and further cases is usually highest in the first week after contact with a case and the probability rapidly decreases afterwards," Lee said.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

He told me there has either been an "astonishing rate of transmission" meaning so many more people are catching the bacteria, or the infection is proving to be "more invasive" this time.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In the aural transmission process, modeling is a key factor.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin