different between penetration vs transmission

English

Etymology

From Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, and its source, Latin penetr?ti?, from the participle stem of penetr? (“pierce”, verb).Morphologically penetrate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?n??t?e??(?)n/

  Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

penetration (countable and uncountable, plural penetrations)

1. The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

   Any penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.

2. Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse. [from 17th c.]
3. The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. [from 17th c.]
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, XVI:

     my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration.

4. (blackjack) A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
5. (marketing) The proportion of the target audience who buy the advertised product or service.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transmissionem (nominative of transmissio), from transmittere.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tr?nsm?'sh?n, tr?nzm?'sh?n IPA^(key): /t?æns?m???n/, /t?ænz?m???n/
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

transmission (countable and uncountable, plural transmissions)

1. The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.
2. The fact of being transmitted.
3. Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
4. (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
5. (automotive) An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.
6. (law) 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.
7. (medicine, biology) The passing of a communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group.

Synonyms

• outsending
• (assembly of gears): gearbox

Derived terms

Related terms

• transmissible
• transmissive

Translations

Danish

Noun

transmission c (singular definite transmissionen, plural indefinite transmissioner)

1. transmission

Declension

Further reading

• “transmission” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “transmission” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin transmissio, transmissionem, from transmittere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???s.mi.sj??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: transmissions

Noun

transmission f (plural transmissions)

1. transmission

Derived terms

• courroie de transmission

Related terms

• transmettre

Further reading

• “transmission” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

transmission c

1. transmission

Declension