transduce

verb

trans·​duce tran(t)s-ˈdüs 

tranz-,

-ˈdyüs

transduced; transducing

transitive verb

1

: to convert (something, such as energy or a message) into another form

essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal

2

: to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction

Examples of transduce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cartridge is where the needle/stylus literally hits the groove and transduces the patterns to electrical information that becomes the music, so getting a good one is extremely important. —Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023

Tiny diaphragms, cantilevers, vibrating masses, or circuitous channels, usually smaller than 100 micrometers (the diameter of a human hair), respond to a physical stimulus and then transduce it to an electronic signal. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018

Then they are transduced with a virus containing new genetic instructions. —Charles Graeber, WIRED, 25 July 2019

Once the stem cells were collected, they were sent to a lab where they were transduced with LentiGlobin, which inserted that healthy beta-globin gene. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 18 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Latin transducere to lead across, transfer, from trans- + ducere to lead — more at tow entry 1

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing transduce

• co-transduce

Medical Definition

transduce

transitive verb

trans·​duce tran(t)s-ˈd(y)üs, tranz- 

transduced; transducing

1

: to convert (as energy or a message) into another form

essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal

2

: to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction

also : to introduce genetic material into (a cell) by transduction