transmission vs modulation

modulation vs transmission

transmission and modulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transmission	Yes	No	No	No
modulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, modulation is a hyponym of transmission; that is, modulation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transmission:

transmission: communication by means of transmitted signals
modulation: (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase

Other hyponyms of transmission include conveyance, impartation, imparting, airing, dissemination, public exposure, spreading, channel, transmission channel, channels, mass medium, medium, multimedia, multimedia system, electronic communication, fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics, fibreoptics, uplink, interrogation.

transmission (noun)	modulation (noun)
the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted	the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle	(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
communication by means of transmitted signals	a musical passage moving from one key to another
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted	rise and fall of the voice pitch
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

Difference between transmission and modulation

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