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Transmission : (noun)
1: the act of sending a message; causing a message to be
transmitted [syn: transmittal, transmitting]
2: communication by means of transmitted signals
3: the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a
substance [syn: transmittance]
4: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
[syn: infection, contagion]
5: the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via
the driveshaft to the live axle [syn: transmission system]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Transmission : \Trans*mis"sion\, n. [L. transmissio; cf. F.
transmission. See Transmit.]
1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being
transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings,
papers, news, and the like, from one country to another;
the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from
father to son, or from one generation to another.
2. (Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of
transmitting to his successor or successors any
inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is
entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or
exercising it.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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TRANSMISSION, civ. law. The right which heirs or legatees may have of
passing to their successors, the inheritance or legacy to which they were
entitled, if they happen to die without having exercised their rights.
Domat, liv. 3, t. 1, s. 10; 4 Toull. n. 186; Dig. 50, 17, 54; Code, 6, 51.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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