transduction
- noun
- /trænzˈdʌkʃən/
- Specialized
- The scientists studied the transduction of light energy into chemical energy during photosynthesis.
- signal transduction
- transduction pathway
- mechanoelectrical transduction
Examples
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The transduction of sound waves into electrical signals allows microphones to capture audio accurately.
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So, that is signal transduction from this root... to the root of the tree next to it.
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The final topic to be discussed is the exciting research area known as signal transduction.
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Signal transduction pathways are just one of the places to look for possible targets.
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Part of the challenge in the transduction process is to avoid misrepresenting the essential character of the object or phenomenon.
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With sufficient gain in the mechanical domain, the challenge of displacement transduction becomes substantially easier.
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The progress in biochemical approaches to our understanding of the enzymes involved in signal transduction pathways has also been quite impressive.
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Deflection of the hair bundle in the inhibitory direction decreases the opening probability of transduction channels.
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Piezoresistive displacement transduction has found widespread applications in larger micron-scale devices.
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In the field of biology, transduction refers to the process by which signals are converted into cellular responses.
Surface Forms
Morphology
transduction = transduce (transparent) = trans + duce + ion
Simple nominalization of the verb 'transduce' with '-ion' yielding 'the process of transducing'; the relation is direct though technical.
Etymology
Transduction comes from trans- ('across') and duct ('to lead'), the same root you see in conduct. Think of a microphone as a little bridge that 'leads' sound across into electricity, so transduction means changing energy from one form to another.