1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country to another; the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to another.
2. (Law)
Defn: The right possessed by an heir or legatee of transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or exercising it.
TRANSMISSION DYNAMOMETER
Trans*mis"sion dy`na*mom"e*ter. (Mach.)
Defn: A dynamometer in which power is measured, without being absorbed or used up, during transmission.
TRANSMISSIONIST
Trans*mis"sion*ist, n.
Defn: An adherent of a theory, the transmission theory, that the brain serves to "transmit," rather than to originate, conclusions, and hence that consciousness may exist independently of the brain.
TRANSMISSIVE
Trans*mis"sive, a.
Defn: Capable of being transmitted; derived, or handed down, from one
to another.
Itself a sun, it with transmissive light Enlivens worlds denied to
human sight. Prior.
TRANSMIT
Trans*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transmitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Transmitting.] Etym: [L. transmittere, transmissum; trans across,
over + mittere to send: cf. F. transmettre. See Missile.]