transmisión
transmission
noun trans-mee-SYOHN Less Common
Origin: From Latin transmissio, 'sending across'.
Also means
broadcast
Usage Note
Transmisión covers both a mechanical gearbox (transmisión automática) and a media broadcast (transmisión en vivo = live broadcast). The plural transmisiones follows the standard -ción/-ciones pattern. The verb is transmitir and the agent noun is transmisor ('transmitter').
Examples
"La transmisión del partido fue en directo."
Natural Translation
The transmission of the match was live.

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