| airwaves |
the media used for transmission of radio and television signals. |
| blip |
an interruption in audio recording or transmission in television or radio. [2/5 definitions] |
| broadband |
of, pertaining to, or using a type of high-speed data transmission that allows signals at different frequencies, such as audio and video, to be transmitted simultaneously along a single wire. [1/2 definitions] |
| broadcast |
of or pertaining to transmission over television or radio. [1/9 definitions] |
| camera |
in television, the device that receives the image and changes it into electrical impulses for transmission. [1/2 definitions] |
| cholinesterase |
an enzyme found in the heart, brain, and blood that hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline, to block the transmission of nerve impulses. |
| closed circuit |
a transmission circuit for television with a limited number of reception stations connected to it by cable. [1/2 definitions] |
| coaxial cable |
a high-frequency electronic transmission cable that has two layers of conductive material, one inside the other and separated by insulation. |
| codec |
a device or computer program that converts analogue audio and video signals into digital form for transmission purposes, and converts digital signals into analogue form after the transmission has been received. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. [1/2 definitions] |
| DNA |
abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid; any of several acids occurring mainly in cellular nuclei and involved in the transmission of hereditary traits and the formation of proteins.. |
| downlink |
a channel for receiving transmissions from a spacecraft, or a transmission made on such a channel. |
| downshift |
to shift a motor vehicle's transmission into a lower gear. |
| drive shaft |
a rotating shaft that transmits torque, as in some automobiles from the transmission to the rear axle. |
| fax |
a system or machine for producing printed facsimiles of documents, pictures, and the like by electronic transmission from another location. [1/4 definitions] |
| forward |
the state of a mechanism that causes forward movement, esp. a gear in an automobile transmission. (Cf. reverse.) [1/13 definitions] |
| gearbox |
the gears and housing that constitute a transmission, esp. of a motor vehicle. |
| gear lever |
(chiefly British) a lever used to change the arrangement of gears, esp. in an automobile transmission; gearshift. |
| gearshift |
a lever used to change the arrangement of gears, esp. in an automobile transmission. |
| gear stick |
(chiefly British) a lever used to change the arrangement of gears, esp. in an automobile transmission; gearshift. |
| heredity |
the genetic transmission of traits or tendencies from parent to offspring. [1/2 definitions] |