APA Dictionary of Psychology
transmission
- n.
- the act or process of causing something (e.g., a disease) to pass from one place or person to another. See also horizontal transmission.
- in neuroscience, see neurotransmission.
- the inheritance of traits through successive generations.
- the handing down of customs and mores from generation to generation. See social transmission. See also cultural heritage. —transmissible adj. —transmit vb.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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