1. transmission

noun. ['trænˈsmɪʃən, trænzˈmɪʃən'] the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted.

Rhymes with Transmission Mechanism

2. transmission

noun. ['trænˈsmɪʃən, trænzˈmɪʃən'] communication by means of transmitted signals.

3. transmission

noun. ['trænˈsmɪʃən, trænzˈmɪʃən'] an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.

4. transmission

noun. ['trænˈsmɪʃən, trænzˈmɪʃən'] the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle.

5. transmission

noun. ['trænˈsmɪʃən, trænzˈmɪʃən'] the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance.

6. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction.

7. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] the technical aspects of doing something.

8. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function.

9. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function.

10. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes.