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transmission
Noun
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Transmission is the sending of something from one place to another, usually something like electricity, a message or a disease.
Washing before touching food can prevent the transmission of disease in food and drink.
The new communication lines and will be able to support data transmission at speeds four times faster than today.
The National Transmission System is a network of thousands of kilometres of wire.
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A transmission is a signal, such as TV or radio, that is sent from one place to another.
Radio stations have promised live transmission from the concert.
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A transmission in a machine is the parts that transfer the engine's movement to the wheels or other moving parts.
The car comes with a four-speed automatic transmission.
control
Noun
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If you have control over someone or something, you can make it do what you want.
He should try to take control and tell the other handlers what to do.
in the rain, he had lost control on the wet surface and spun off the road.
The country fell under the direct control of the army.
They are trying to keep tighter control over spending.
The government will demand improved pollution control systems for all factories.
Most companies devote some resources to quality control and product testing.
Unless birth control methods are used, sooner or later the woman is likely to get pregnant.
The continuing Soviet desire for arms control led to a SALT II treaty.
The brain's control systems tend to decline with age so that, for instance, our balance gets less good.
The experimental group took the medicine while the control group took a sugar pill.
Suddenly the airplane went out of control and started diving.
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A control is a button, switch, dial, etc. that lets you make a machine do what you want.
If you turn off your TV with the remote control, it continues to use a quarter of normal power.
She touched the volume control and the sound dropped.
control
Verb
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If you control something, you make it do what you want.
Too many people are overweight because they can't control their eating behaviour.
The company is controlled by a New York businessman.
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If you control something, you do not let its numbers or size grow too much.
The new plan should control inflation.
layer
Noun
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A layer is a covering material or substance.
When we got up in the morning, everything was covered by a thin layer of snow.
The cream forms a germ-fighting layer over the skin.
How many layers of clothing do you have to wear in the winter?
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A layer is a level in an organisation.
The company is trying to reduce the number of management layers.
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A layer is a person who lays something, (e.g., carpet, bricks, etc.).
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A layer is a chicken kept to lay eggs.
layer
Verb
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If you layer something, you make layers.
Layer the pasta in an ovenproof dish with the tomatoes, bacon and peas, seasoning each layer.