transmission transmittal transmitting | the act of sending a message, causing a message to be transmitted |
manual labor manual labour | labor done with the hands |
manual of arms manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle |
standing operating procedure standard operating procedure SOP standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
standard schnauzer | a medium-sized schnauzer |
standard poodle | a breed or medium-sized poodles |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
Clark cell Clark standard cell | a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
gearbox gear box gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
hydraulic transmission hydraulic transmission system | a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system |
standard banner | any distinctive flag |
standard | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support), distance was marked by standards every mile, lamps supported on standards provided illumination |
standard cell | a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
transmission transmission system | the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle |
transmission shaft | rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential |
optical density transmission density photographic density absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
dexterity manual dexterity sleight | adroitness in using the hands |
gold standard | a paragon of excellence, academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged |
criterion standard | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged, they live by the standards of their community |
accounting principle accounting standard | a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions |
standard deviation | the square root of the variance |
transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals |
channel transmission channel | a path over which electrical signals can pass, a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
sign manual | the signature of a sovereign on an official document |
manual | a small handbook |
instruction manual instructions book of instructions operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
reference manual | a manual containing information organized in a summary manner |
sex manual | a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques, intended to enhance the reader's sexual life |
American Standard Version American Revised Version | a revised version of the King James Version |
Revised Standard Version | a revision of the American Standard Version |
manual alphabet finger alphabet | an alphabet used by the deaf, letters are represented by finger positions |
Standard and Poor's Standard and Poor's Index | a broadly based stock market index |
transmission control protocol TCP | a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another, TCP uses a retransmission strategy to insure that data will not be lost in transmission |
transmission control protocol internet protocol TCP IP | a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the s to get data from one network device to another |
double standard | an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another |
double standard of sexual behavior | a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women) |
standard generalized markup language SGML | (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents, a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted |
non-standard speech | speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
standard criterion measure touchstone | a basis for comparison, a reference point against which other things can be evaluated, the schools comply with federal standards, they set the measure for all subsequent work |
procrustean standard procrustean rule procrustean bed | a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality |
infection contagion transmission | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted |
airborne transmission | a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract |
direct transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth |
indirect transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector |
transmission mechanism | any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being |