transmission

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Medicine

n. the way a disease or virus passes from one person to another.

n. the passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host to another individual.

“Wearing masks can help reduce the transmission of the flu.”

“Public health officials are monitoring the rate of community transmission to determine if further restrictions are necessary.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun American English

n. the part of a vehicle that moves power from the engine to the wheels.

n. the assembly of gears and associated parts by which power is transmitted from the engine to a driving axle.

日本語:ミッション※

Español:caja de cambios

“The car is making a strange noise because the transmission is broken.”

“Modern automatic transmissions use sophisticated electronic sensors to optimise gear shifts for fuel efficiency.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Law Formal · Technical

n. the legal right to pass property or money to an heir after death.

n. the legal transfer of an inheritance, right, or privilege from a deceased person to their successor.

“The transmission of the family estate was handled by a team of lawyers.”

“The treaty governs the transmission of titles and land rights in the event of a monarch's death without a direct heir.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Academic

n. the way stories, information, or beliefs are passed from one generation to the next.

n. the process by which cultural knowledge, traditions, or historical texts are preserved and passed through time.

“Oral transmission kept these ancient stories alive for hundreds of years.”

“Scholars study the transmission of Greek philosophy through medieval translations to understand how these ideas reached the modern era.”