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incident vs transmission

transmission vs incident

incident and transmission both are nouns.

incident is an adjective but transmission is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incident Yes Yes No No
transmission Yes No No No
As nouns, transmission is a hyponym of incident; that is, transmission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than incident:
  • incident: a single distinct event
  • transmission: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Other hyponyms of incident include cause celebre, contagion, infection, scene, sideshow.
incident (noun) transmission (noun)
a single distinct event the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
a public disturbance the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
communication by means of transmitted signals
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
incident (adjective) transmission (adjective)
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
falling or striking of light rays on something
Difference between incident and transmission

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