mode of transmission

noun phrase

UK /məʊd əv trænzˈmɪʃən/

US /moʊd əv trænzˈmɪʃən/

The way germs travel from one person to another.

Washing your hands helps stop the mode of transmission of many germs.

SYNONYMS

route of transmission way of spreading means of transfer pathway of infection

RELATED WORDS

germ infection contagious hygiene disease

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The method used to send a signal or message, such as by radio or cable.

The engineer checked the mode of transmission for the radio broadcast.

3. In computing, the way data is sent between devices, such as wired or wireless.

Bluetooth is a common mode of transmission for short-range data.

4. The way something is passed on, such as knowledge or culture.

Storytelling was the main mode of transmission of folk tales.