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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

They included improving coordination between transmission operators, distribution operators and other parties in the energy system.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

It has changed, certainly, and it is now experienced in all sorts of ways that would have surprised, for instance, Edvard Grieg, the Norwegian composer who died a few months after that historic transmission.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall