transduce

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English

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Etymology

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1949, back-formation from transducer,[1] from Latin trānsdūcō, from Latin trans (across, preposition) + dūcō (lead, guide).

Verb

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transduce (third-person singular simple present transduces, present participle transducing, simple past and past participle transduced)

  1. (transitive) To convert energy from one form to another
  2. (transitive, biology) To transfer or copy genetic material from one cell or virus into another.
  3. (transitive, information) To transfer or convert information from one form or medium to another.

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with traduce.

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “transduce”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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trānsdūce

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of trānsdūcō

Spanish

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Verb

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transduce

  1. inflection of transducir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative