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radiation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationis.Morphologically radiate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??e?.di.?e?.??n/
- (some US dialects) IPA(key): /?a?.di.?a?.??n/
Noun
radiation (countable and uncountable, plural radiations)
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- heat radiation
- 2016, Donald R. Prothero, The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals (page 136)
- The second [canid group] is the radiation of dogs in South America that began when the first canids arrived about 3 Ma, after crossing the Panama land bridge (Fig. 5.4).
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
- Radioactive energy.
Related terms
- radiate
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- nucleomitophobia
Anagrams
- antiradio
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.dja.sj??/
Noun
radiation f (plural radiations)
- radiation (all meaning)
Related terms
- radier
Further reading
- “radiation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
radiation From the web:
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transmission
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)
- The act of transmitting, e.g. data or electric power.
- The fact of being transmitted.
- Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
- (biology) The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
- (automotive) An assembly of gears through which power is transmitted from the engine to the driveshaft in a motor car / automobile; a gearbox.
- (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.
- (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)
- 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)
- 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
- transmission
Declension
transmission From the web:
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- what transmission fluid do i need
- what transmission is in my s10
- what transmission is in a 1993 ford f150
- what transmission is in a 2008 silverado 1500
- what transmission is in my 2011 silverado 1500
- what transmission can replace a 4l60e
- what transmission is in my mustang
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