Transduction

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Transduction \Trans*duc"tion\, n. [L. transducere, traducere,
     -dictum, to lead across or over. See {Traduce}.]
     The act of conveying over. [R.] --Entick.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  transduction
       n 1: (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from
            one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
       2: 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"