TRANSDUCTION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form

    Usage Example(s)
    • the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone

    Hypernyms(s) transduction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage

    Hypernyms(s) transduction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower