Associations to the word «Transduction»

Wiktionary

TRANSDUCTION, noun. (biology) The transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid
TRANSDUCTION, noun. The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another
TRANSDUCTION, noun. (physiology) The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another
TRANSDUCTION, noun. (physics) The conversion of energy (especially light energy) into another form, especially in a biological process such as photosynthesis or in a transducer
TRANSDUCTION, noun. (logic) A form of inference involving reasoning from one specific case to another (compare induction)

Dictionary definition

TRANSDUCTION, noun. (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage.
TRANSDUCTION, noun. The process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form; "the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats