transmission

英 [trænz'mɪʃ(ə)n; trɑːnz-; -ns-] 美[træns'mɪʃən]

• n. 传动装置，[机] 变速器；传递；传送；播送

1. the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

2. communication by means of transmitted signals

3. the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

5. the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle