What does transmission mean?
Word: Transmission
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Transmission means the sending out of radio, television or internet signals. It can also mean passing something, such as a message or an illness, from one person or place to another.
Synonyms: transfer
How do you spell transmission?
Syllables: trans - mis - sion
Tricky part: The ending is ssion, with a double s, the same as in permission; transmition is the common slip.
Watch out for: transmition, transmision
Memory tip: Mission control sends signals into space: the end of transmission is the whole word mission, double s and all.
Transmission in a sentence
Example 1: The live transmission of the match stopped for a few minutes because of heavy rain.
Example 2: The transmission of radio messages from the ship to the coast took only seconds.
Example 3: The new tower improved the transmission of mobile signals in our village.
Fun Fact
On 15 September 1959, Doordarshan began its first television transmission in India, a small experimental service from Delhi.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
transmission
a) reception
b) broadcast
c) battery
d) antenna
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b) broadcast. A transmission is something sent out on air, which is what a broadcast is.
Word Makeup
Choose the prefix that completes the word:
mission
a) trans
b) trance
c) tranz
d) tran
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a) trans. The prefix meaning across is trans, as in transport.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tsmniasnosir
a) transmission
b) submission
c) transition
d) transmitter
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a) transmission. Submission has a u and a b, transition a second t, and transmitter an e, so none of them fits these letters.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) transmission
b) sygnal
c) frequancy
d) satelite
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a) transmission. Satellite has a double l, frequency has en, and signal has an i after the s.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A live transmission of a match means people watch it ____.
a) a week later
b) in short highlights
c) as it happens
d) only in the stadium
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c) as it happens
2. Washing your hands often helps to reduce the transmission of ____.
a) germs
b) signals
c) sunlight
d) sound
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a) germs
