transduction

1. 1.

   (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage

   Broaderorganic process

   genetics

2. 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”

   Broadernatural process

   Narrowermicrophoning

Other forms of transduction

plural

transductions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about transduction

What does transduction mean?

transduction means "(genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in transduction?

transduction has 4 syllables: trans-duc-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

Is transduction a common word?

transduction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.