transmission: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 14 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of transmission
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of transmitting, e.g. data (signals) or electric power.
- countable, uncountable
The fact of being transmitted.
- countable, uncountable
Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.
- countable, uncountable
The passage of a nerve impulse across synapses.
Listed forms: transmissions, trans, xmission.
Source: Wiktionary — transmission.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for transmission.
noun
the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
noun
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
noun
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
noun
the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
- transmission system
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is transmission in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of transmission
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + S(1) + M(3) + I(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of transmission
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from transmission
424 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in transmission. Showing up to 24, longest first.