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Transmission

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.

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Narrower term 13

Airing 76% connected

of Air

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Channel 76% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

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Conveyance 76% connected

The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting; carriage.

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Dissemination 76% connected

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

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Forwarding 76% connected

of Forward

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Impartation 76% connected

The act of imparting, or the thing imparted.

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Imparting 76% connected

of Impart

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Interrogation 76% connected

The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.

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Mailing 76% connected

of Mail

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Medium 76% connected

That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean.

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Modulation 76% connected

The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice.

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Posting 76% connected

of Post

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Spreading 76% connected

of Spread

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Broader term 6

Coefficient 76% connected

Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.

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Communicating 76% connected

of Communicate

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Communication 76% connected

The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.

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Gear 76% connected

Clothing; garments; ornaments.

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Incident 76% connected

Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface.

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Sending 76% connected

of Send

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Derivationally related 6

Channel 74% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

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Channel 74% connected

The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

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Communicate 74% connected

To share in common; to participate in.

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Communicate 74% connected

To share in common; to participate in.

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Transmit 74% connected

To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, t…

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Transmit 74% connected

To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or down as by inheritance; as, t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Component part 1

Clutch 70% connected

A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp.

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Synonym 5

Contagion 92% connected

The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.

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Infection 92% connected

The act or process of infecting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transmittal 92% connected

Transmission.

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Transmittance 92% connected

Transmission.

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Transmitting 92% connected

of Transmit

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