Synonyms for transmission
trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz-trans·mis·sion

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1. transmission, transmittal, transmittingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   contagion, transmittance, transmitting, transmission system, infection, transmittal

2. transmissionnoun

   communication by means of transmitted signals

   Synonyms:
   contagion, transmittance, transmitting, transmission system, infection, transmittal

3. transmittance, transmissionnoun

   the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

   Synonyms:
   transmittance, transmission system, transmitting, contagion, infection, transmittal

4. infection, contagion, transmissionnoun

   an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

   Synonyms:
   contagious disease, transmittance, contagion, transmittal, infection, transmitting, transmission system

5. transmission, transmission systemnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   contagion, transmittance, transmitting, transmission system, infection, transmittal

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1. • Coefficient
   • Communication
   • Gear
   • Incident
   • Sending

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. transmissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   transferrence, transmittal, transfusion

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1. List of paraphrases for "transmission":

   transmittal, transaxle, transmitted, transmit, transmitting, transfer, forwarding, propeller, gearbox, transport, wheelhouse, transmittance, broadcast, transportation, pass-through, transmissions, broadcasting, streaming, spread, conveying, forwarded, dissemination, contagion, carriage, passing, tranny, communication, tx, handing-over, delivery

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1. Yuen Kwok-yung:

   In our hamster experiment, it shows very clearly that if infected hamsters or humans -- especially asymptomatic or symptomatic ones -- put on masks, they actually protect other people, thats the strongest result we showed here. Transmission can be reduced by 50 percentwhen surgical masks are used, especially when masks are worn by infected individuals.

2. Rachel Yehuda:

   The gene changes in the children could only be attributed to Holocaust exposure in the parents, to our knowledge, this provides the first demonstration of transmission of pre-conception stress effects resulting in epigenetic changes in both the exposed parents and their offspring in humans.

3. Deepti Gurdasani:

   This is now becoming a virus of younger people, and we are letting that happen by not preventing transmission in those settings.

4. Neil Ferguson:

   Slowing transmission between people means the population will take longer to reach the level of herd immunity needed for transmission to stop. It might also mean that the window between epidemics - which we predict may be over a decade - could actually get shorter.

5. Jin Dongyan:

   Its probably because there were some flaws in border procedures in Hong Kong, and some patients from overseas may have brought the virus to communities which resulted in the current local transmission.