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						transmission
						
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									The fact of being transmitted.Something that is transmitted, such as a message, picture, or a disease; the sending of such a thing.(medicine, biology) The passing of a pathogen or communicable disease from an infected host individual or group to a conspecific individual or group. | transmission | 
			
				
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									(automotive, trucking, heavy equipment) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck). | boite de vitesses | 
			
        
    
		
			
			
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						transmissible
						
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									Able to be transmitted.(medicine, of a disease) Capable of being transmitted from one person to another.(radio communications or broadcasting, of a message or program) Capable of being transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver. | transmissible |