"transduce" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: transduces [present, singular, third-person], transducing [participle, present], transduced [participle, past], transduced [past]
Etymology: 1949, back-formation from transducer, from Latin trānsdūcō, from Latin trans (“across”, preposition) + dūcō (“lead, guide”). Etymology templates: {{backform|en|transducer|nocap=1}} back-formation from transducer, {{bor|en|la|trānsdūcō}} Latin trānsdūcō, {{der|en|la|trans||across|pos=preposition}} Latin trans (“across”, preposition), {{m|la|dūcō||lead, guide}} dūcō (“lead, guide”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} transduce (third-person singular simple present transduces, present participle transducing, simple past and past participle transduced)
  1. (transitive) To convert energy from one form to another Tags: transitive Translations (to convert energy): trasdurre (Italian), 转导 (Mandarin), trasdùciri (Sicilian), omvandla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transduce-en-verb-EaGZVDZI Disambiguation of 'to convert energy': 71 3 26
  2. (transitive, biology) To transfer or copy genetic material from one cell or virus into another. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-transduce-en-verb-YvR6IeL5 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 76 11 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (transitive, information) To transfer or convert information from one form or medium to another. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-transduce-en-verb-yOShLQ05 Topics: information
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: traduce, transducer, transductant, transduction, transductor

Verb [Latin]

Forms: trānsdūce [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=trānsdūce}} trānsdūce
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of trānsdūcō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: trānsdūcō
    Sense id: en-transduce-la-verb--STiszGS Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} transduce
  1. inflection of transducir: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: transducir
    Sense id: en-transduce-es-verb-DWXG3ByP Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. inflection of transducir: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: transducir
    Sense id: en-transduce-es-verb-0duGBmQ8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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