1. converted one form of energy or signal into another form
Usage: technical; past tense of transduce
2. transferred genetic material from one organism to another using a virus or other agent
Usage: biology; genetics

Examples

• The microphone transduced sound waves into electrical signals.
• The sensor transduced pressure changes into digital data.
• Scientists transduced the gene into bacterial cells using a viral vector.
• The device transduced mechanical energy into electrical power.
• Researchers transduced DNA fragments between different bacterial strains.
• The photodiode transduced light into measurable current.