n.
1.the act of sending a message
2.communication by means of transmitted signals
3.the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
4.an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
5.the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
Idiom of the Day
(not to be) sneezed at
to be worth having, (not) to be considered unimportant (used in the negative)
The new computer system is not to be sneezed at. "Do you think that the new offer is something to sneeze at?"