tranz-MISH-uhnz
/tɹænˈzmɪʃənz/
transmissions is pronounced tranz-MISH-uhnz (/tɹænˈzmɪʃənz/). Transmissions refers to the act or process of sending or conveying information, signals, or data from one place to another. In technology and media, it can denote the delivery of broadcasts or data streams. The plural form emphasizes multiple instances or durations of sending across channels, times, or subsets of a system.
Transmissions refers to the act or process of sending or conveying information, signals, or data from one place to another. In technology and media, it can denote the delivery of broadcasts or data streams. The plural form emphasizes multiple instances or durations of sending across channels, times, or subsets of a system.
- You’ll often pronounce the second syllable as /ˈtɹæns-ɪt-ʃənz/ or misplace stress to third syllable; keep stress on the second syllable: /təˈtrans.mɪ.ʃənz/. - Slurring /mɪ/ into /ʃənz/ makes it sound like /mɪʃənz/; practice pausing between /mɪ/ and /ʃənz/. - Final /z/ or /s/ may be overly aspirated; aim for a light, voiceless-voiced ending; keep /z/ without extra puff. - Vowel in /mɪ/ can be reduced in rapid speech; ensure /ɪ/ is short but distinct to avoid swallowing the /m/ or blending with /t/. - The /tr/ cluster can be tricky; work on a crisp /t/ release then a clear /r/ with minimal intrusion from preceding vowels.
"The satellite transmissions were interrupted during the storm, causing a temporary data blackout."
"Tech workers monitor network transmissions to ensure data integrity."
"Radio transmissions can be encrypted to prevent eavesdropping."
Break it as /təˈtrans.mɪ.ʃənz/. Stress is on the second syllable: tranS-MI-shuns. Start with a quick schwa, then a clean /træns/ or /trans/ cluster, followed by /mɪ/ and a light /ʃənz/ at the end. Audio sources: you can compare in dictionaries with Cambridge or Oxford audio, or use Forvo for native samples.
Common mistakes: 1) Mixing up trans- vs tran- by over-emphasizing the second syllable; keep /tɪ/ for the third syllable (/ˈtrans.mɪ/). 2) Slurring the /mɪ/ into /mɪʃ/; clearly separate /mɪ/ and /ʃənz/ for clarity. 3) Final /ənz/ becomes /əz/ or /ən/ in rapid speech; aim for /ənz/ with a light /z/ release.
In US, /təˈtræns.mɪ.ʃənz/ (rhotic /r/ influence on /træns/ unaffected). In UK, /təˈtræns.mɪ.ʃənz/ with a crisper /t/ and lighter rhoticity (often non-rhotic in isolated pronunciation; but in connected speech, the /r/ is not pronounced). In Australian, similar to UK but with slightly broader vowels and more centralized /ɪ/ in the second syllable. Expect minor vowel shifts but the /ʃ/ and final /ənz/ remain stable.
Two challenges: the multi-syllabic stress pattern with internal consonant clusters (/træns/ + /mɪ/). The /t/ at the start can be unreleased in fast speech, and the /ʃ/ before the final /ənz/ can blur with /z/; aim for a distinct /ʃ/ followed by a voiced /z/. The thin /ənz/ at the end requires quick, light articulation to avoid a heavy schwa. Practice breaking into syllables to feel the transitions.
Yes. In connected speech, plural -s often sounds like /z/ after voiced sounds or /s/ after voiceless sounds. In ‘transmissions’, the final -s is pronounced as /z/ because the preceding sound is a vowel or /n/? actually the final letter is -s pronounced /z/. The ending /ʃənz/ blends with /z/ to /ʃənz/ in natural speech. Focus on a clear /ʒ/ or /ʃ/ quality before the nasalized /ənz/ to maintain clarity.
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Transmission comes from the Latin trans- ‘across’ and mittere ‘to send’. The word entered English through late Latin and Old French pathways, with early uses in astronomy and telegraphy contexts where signals were sent across distances. By the 19th and 20th centuries, ‘transmission’ broadened to include any act of sending information, data, or energy, including electrical signals, radio waves, or mechanical transfer. The plural ‘transmissions’ emerged naturally as discussions about multiple message events or channels grew in technology, broadcasting, and communications. In modern usage, it commonly denotes both the act of sending and the channel or method of sending (e.g., radio transmissions, data transmissions). Earliest printed uses in English date to the 15th-16th centuries in general senses of sending, but the modern specialized sense appears with the rise of telegraphy and radio in the 19th/20th centuries, becoming widespread with computing and network communications in the late 20th century.
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