Noun

• S: (n) transmission, transmittal, transmitting (the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted)
• S: (n) transmission (communication by means of transmitted signals)
• S: (n) transmittance, transmission (the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance)
• S: (n) infection, contagion, transmission (an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) transmission, transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) gear, gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
• S: (n) mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
• S: (n) device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• part holonym