transmission
The act of transmitting, e.gThe act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
» Can you drive a manual transmission?
Können Sie mit Schaltgetriebe fahren?
Kannst du ein Auto mit Schaltgetriebe fahren?
Können Sie ein Auto mit Schaltgetriebe fahren?
Вы можете управлять автомобилем с механической коробкой передач?
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
Übertragung
переда́чаperedáča, перено́сperenós, пересы́лкаperesýlka
(countable, uncountable)The fact of being transmitted.
communication by means of transmitted signals
(countable, uncountable)Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
(countable, uncountable)The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
(countable, uncountable)A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).
Any vehicle with an internal combustion engine needs a transmission that can alter the gear ratio (engine RPM to wheel RPM) as the vehicle's speed changes.
Getriebe
трансми́ссияtransmíssija, коро́бка переключе́ния переда́чkoróbka pereključénija peredáč, коро́бка переда́чkoróbka peredáč
the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
(countable, uncountable)The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor(s) any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
(countable, uncountable)The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.
(countable, uncountable)The passing down of a text through time.
Examples
39 sentencesCan you drive a manual transmission?
ruВы можете управлять автомобилем с механической коробкой передач?
deKönnen Sie mit Schaltgetriebe fahren?
Have you ever driven with a standard shift transmission?
Ти колись водив машину з ручною коробкою передач?
Multifilamentary superconducting wires can be used in electric power transmission lines.
Can you operate a manual transmission?
deKannst du eine Getriebe per Hand bedienen?
Looks like the transmission belt broke.
ruПохоже, сломался приводной ремень.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (accusative of transmissio), from transmittere.
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Forms
plural: transmissionsSynonyms
9 synonyms- the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted:transmittaltransmitting
- the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle:transmission system
- the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance:transmittance
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted:infectioncontagion
Word family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable