Transmission

n.	1.	The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country to another; the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to another.
	2.	(Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
	3.	(Mech.) The mechanism within a vehicle which transmits rotational power from the engine to the axle of the wheel propelling the vehicle; it includes the gears and gear-changing mechanism as well as the propeller shaft.
	4.	The process or event of sending signals by means of a radio-frequency wave from an electronic transmitter to a receiving device.

Noun	1.	transmission - the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted Synonyms: transmittal, transmitting
	2.	transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals
	3.	transmission - the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance Synonyms: transmittance
	4.	transmission - an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted Synonyms: contagion, infection
	5.	transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle Synonyms: transmission system

TRANSMISSION, civ. law. The right which heirs or legatees may have of passing to their successors, the inheritance or legacy to which they were entitled, if they happen to die without having exercised their rights. Domat, liv. 3, t. 1, s. 10; 4 Toull. n. 186; Dig. 50, 17, 54; Code, 6, 51.

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