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Key Stage 3

Meaning

To transmit is to send energy or information from one place to another.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Transmission is the movement of a wave through a medium or from one medium into another.

About Transmission

When a wave is transmitted through a consistent medium it will travel in a straight line.
When a wave is transmitted through an interface the wave will be refracted. The degree of refraction of the wave depends upon the angle of incidence that the wave strikes the interface.

References

AQA

Transmission (of wave energy), pages 202, 226-7, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Transmission electron microscope (TEM), page 18, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Transmission of waves, pages 189, 195, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA