🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

via di trasmissione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈviːa di trasmiˈzzjone

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Means of transmission/miːnz ɒv trænzˈmɪʃ.ən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"È fondamentale identificare la via di trasmissione per prevenire l'infezione."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The specific method, substance, or vehicle by which a pathogen, disease, or signal is transferred from a source to a recipient.

    "Airborne droplets serve as the primary means of transmission for influenza."
  2. 2

    The medium or channel through which information, data, or energy is communicated or sent.

    "Fiber optic cables provide a reliable means of transmission for high-speed internet data."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'means' (from Old French 'meyen', ultimately from Latin 'medianus') combined with 'transmission' (from Latin 'transmissio', from 'transmittere', meaning 'to send across'). The compound phrase emerged in modern epidemiological and telecommunication contexts during the 19th and 20th centuries to designate the specific medium or mechanism by which something is conveyed from one point or host to another.

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