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Transmit vs Transduce - What's the difference?

transmit | transduce |

In transitive terms the difference between transmit and transduce

is that transmit is to convey energy or force through a mechanism while transduce is to convert energy from one form to another.

transmit

English

Verb

(transmitt)
  • To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.
  • To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal.
  • To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity.
  • To communicate news or information.
  • To convey energy or force through a mechanism.
  • To send out a signal (as opposed to receive).
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    transduce

    English

    Verb

    (transduc)
  • To convert energy from one form to another
  • (biology) To transfer genetic material from one bacterial cell to another
  • Anagrams

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