transmisión

/tɾansmiˈsjon/ · B1 · noun · f

broadcast

📡📻 trans (across) + misión (sending): a message sent across

From Latin transmissio: trans (across) + mittere (to send), the same root as mission and missile. A transmisión sends a signal across a distance, so it covers both a TV broadcast and a car's transmission, which sends power to the wheels.

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