transmission's
What the clutch engages
Transmission's is the possessive form of transmission.
A transmission is the act of sending something from one place to another—signals, diseases, or power.
In vehicles, the transmission is the system of gears that transfers engine power to the wheels: The car's transmission needs replacing.
The transmission's fluid was low.
Enclosed system of cogs
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- shiftingChanging position or form
- automaticOperating without intervention
manual · torque converter · differential · fluid · slipping · rebuild · solenoid · gear ratio
Message-conveying cue
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- frequencyRate of recurrence
wavelength · airwaves · relay · tower · satellite · wireless · bandwidth · channel
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- spreadTo distribute widely
- vectorQuantity with direction
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
carrier · contact · outbreak · communicable · droplet · airborne · contamination · epidemic
Move between locations
- uploadTransfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- packetSmall sealed container
protocol · encrypted · wireless · fiber · signal · modem · network · streaming
Moving by or temporary
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
- generationalRelating to age groups
- lineageDescent from progenitors
descent · ancestral · bloodline · succession · bequeathal · heirloom · endowment · continuation
gearbox
Enclosed system of cogs
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- shiftingChanging position or form
automatic · manual · torque converter · differential · fluid · slipping · rebuild · solenoid · gear ratio · transaxle
signal
Message-conveying cue
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
frequency · wavelength · airwaves · relay · tower · satellite · wireless · bandwidth · channel · modulation
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
pathogen · carrier · contact · outbreak · communicable · droplet · airborne · contamination · epidemic · host
transfer
Move between locations
packet · protocol · encrypted · wireless · fiber · signal · modem · network · streaming · throughput
passing
Moving by or temporary
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
- generationalRelating to age groups
lineage · descent · ancestral · bloodline · succession · bequeathal · heirloom · endowment · continuation · tradition
transmission'sreception
Act of receiving guests
receiving · receipt · intake · acquisition · retention
transmission'scontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
reception · infection · contraction · isolation · acquisition
- viral transmissionSpread of infectious agents
- automatic transmissionSelf-changing vehicle gears
- transmission towersStructures supporting electrical cables
- manual transmissionDriver-operated gear selector
- digital transmissionData sent via signals
- voice transmissionConveying speech electronically