trasmisión

transmission

noun trahs-mee-SYOHN Rare

Also means

broadcast

Usage Note

Trasmisión is an accepted variant spelling of transmisión — both are correct in Spanish, though transmisión is more common in formal writing. It covers mechanical transmission (gearbox), broadcasting (a trasmisión en directo is a live broadcast), and the passing on of information or disease. Context disambiguates: trasmisión de datos (data transfer) vs trasmisión de radio (radio broadcast).

Examples

"La trasmisión del partido fue perfecta."

Natural Translation

The broadcast of the match was perfect.

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