transduce

[ trans-doos, -dyoos, tranz- ]

verb (used with object)

, trans·duced, trans·duc·ing.

1. to convert (energy) from one form into another.
2. Genetics. to cause transduction in (a cell).

Word History and Origins

Origin of transduce¹

1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction

Example Sentences

Before it’s transduced by our eyes, light has no brightness or color, which are properties of animal perception.

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