means of transmission

collocation in English

meaningsofmeansandtransmission

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means
noun
uk
/miːnz/us
/miːnz/
a method or way of ...
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transmission
noun
uk
/trænzˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/trænˈsmɪʃ.ən/
the process of broadcasting or sending out something by radio or television, on the internet, etc., or something that is broadcast or sent ...
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(Definition ofmeansandtransmissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeans of transmission

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Thismeansoftransmissionrepresents the tip of the iceberg as far as technology goes.
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We tackle the aforementioned questions bymeansoftransmissionexperiments.
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Not the least of these concerns the consequential deduction, which seemed necessary at that time, that blending was themeansoftransmissionof hereditary characters.
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However, their widespread distribution in nature and in agricultural environments suggests the potential for othermeansoftransmission.
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There will be a convergence of allmeansoftransmission—including cable, telephone and satellite.
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Distribution in this context means disseminating action by anymeansoftransmission, including through websites.
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The specificmeansoftransmissionbetween herds and flocks has been the subject of detailed epidemiological investigations of each infected premises.
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There is absolutely no reason at all why the broadcasting company, which in effect is a retailing company, should own, manage, maintain and control themeansoftransmission.
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I contend that that threat has been overplayed and that the risk from othermeansoftransmission, especially through vaccines, has been significantly and worryingly underplayed.
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First, he is regarding the present state of knowledge about themeansoftransmission—whether by cable or fibre optics—as the end of the road.
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Although no specific source of infection was identified for these particular cases, there is general agreement, based on international experience, that food-borne infection is the predominantmeansoftransmission.
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Within three years and at a cost of about £40,000 to public funds research work has identified the cause and the probablemeansoftransmissionof this serious skin disease.
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One of them is the urgent necessity for research into the origin, pathology, andmeansoftransmissionof the disease.
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Absolute monarchies are often hereditary but othermeansoftransmissionof power are attested.
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In the first place it is a valuablemeansoftransmission.
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Feeding of infected ruminant material back to ruminants is believed to be the most likelymeansoftransmissionof the disease.
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He demonstrated the cause andmeansoftransmissionof sleeping sickness, discovered the spirochete of yaws, and did other original work in bacteriology and in parasitic diseases of the skin.
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