transmission line Word Origin noun Electricity.
- a system of conductors, as coaxial cable, a wave guide, or a pair of parallel wires, used to transmit signals.
Origin of transmission line First recorded in 1905–10 British Dictionary definitions for transmission line transmission line noun
- a coaxial cable, waveguide, or other system of conductors that transfers electrical signals from one location to anotherSometimes shortened to: line