different between refraction vs transmission

English

Etymology

refract +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f?æk??n/
• Rhymes: -æk??n

Noun

refraction (countable and uncountable, plural refractions)

1. (physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
2. (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat

Derived terms

• angle of refraction
• astronomical refraction
• astronomic refraction
• atmospheric refraction
• autorefraction
• photorefraction

Related terms

• refractive
• refractory

Translations

Anagrams

• for certain

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