Word Finder - transmissions

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The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.

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The fact of being transmitted.

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Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.

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The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.

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An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.

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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.

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(medicine, biology) The passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.

We intercepted some emergency transmissions but couldn't get everything because of the electromagnetic field.

The communications between the command center and Flight 19 were broken and at times the squadron couldn't hear the center, but the center could hear the radio transmissions between the crew.

The other instructor ignored Taylor's refusal and flew south, but as the instructor grew closer to the Keys, Taylor's transmissions weakened.

If you don't know about satellite radio, it is a radio that picks up satellite music transmissions and lets you listen for a monthly fee.

These weekly transmissions provide details on decades' worth of episodes.

This older technology is the least expensive since it's on the way out, mainly because the phone transmissions aren't secure.

Instead of having faxes received by a fax machine located in a common area, you will receive facsimile transmissions directly to the In Box of your e-mail account.

This charge includes up to 130 pages of incoming facsimile transmissions.

Manual transmissions don't have a parking gear to lock the wheels.

Even pick-up trucks and sports cars are now produced with automatic transmissions, an idea that would have seemed ridiculous just a few years ago.

This increase in popularity is the result of both improvements in the performance of automatic transmissions and because standard transmissions are much more difficult to drive.

In fact, the only cars that come with standard transmissions these days are budget sub-compacts and high-end sports cars.

These days most cars have automatic transmissions, so there is a good chance that you might not know anyone who has ever driven a stick shift car before.

Automatics provide for a smooth ride and a simple driving experience, but manual transmissions are often more fuel efficient, better for towing, and can even be more fun to drive!

These cars also usually feature sport transmissions, better performance, and improved handling over their mid-size or compact counterparts in the regular car market.

Because these vehicles often sacrifice interior space to make room for sporty transmissions and larger engines, it's a good idea to test drive any models you're considering.

So when they received transmissions of the old Galaxy Quest show, they took them to be 'historical documents'.

The planet became the intense emitter of radio waves - the total outputs from all TVs, cell-phones and radar transmissions.

All transmissions are digitally encrypted for secure conversations up to 10m away from the mobile phone, bringing true wireless freedom for user convenience.

Transmissions received from the radios on the two Scottish juveniles this morning.

It will be joined by a roadster version in 2003, both available with manual or automatic transmissions.

The antenna rotated at 4 rpm and the transmissions broke through on every television set for miles around !

Trucks that have manual transmissions are the reverse.

Transmissions from Lt. Taylor indicated that his compasses weren't working.

We think of holograms as visual transmissions without substance, but in the future world of Star Trek, holographic technology has advanced to the point where holograms can have temporary substance and interact with real solid objects.