transmission
noun
[ tranzˈmɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action or process of transmitting something, or the state of being transmitted.
• "the transmission of the virus"
Similar:
transference,
transferral,
passing on,
communication,
conveyance,
imparting,
channelling,
carrying,
relaying,
dispatch,
mediation,
dissemination,
spreading,
circulation,
diffusion,
emanation,
scattering,
radiation,
• the mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to the axle in a motor vehicle.
• "a three-speed automatic transmission"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin transmissio(n- ) (see trans-, mission).
