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transmission

component for motion-related rotary transmission of torque and rotational frequency
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Summary

transmission ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • transmission is a type of machine element[2].
  • transmission's Commons category is recorded as Transmissions[3].
  • transmission's said to be the same as is recorded as gear[4].
  • transmission's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5].
  • transmission's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[6].
  • transmission's different from is recorded as gearbox[7].
  • transmission's different from is recorded as power transmission[8].

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Definition and Type

transmission is a type of machine element[2].

Why It Matters

transmission ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).[1] transmission has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] transmission is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Kareyac · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → gearbox, power transmission
    Said to be the same as → gear
    Subclass of → machine element
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12"
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