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phototransduction

phototransduction noun: the process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signals.

Noun

phototransduction (uncountable)

  1. The process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signals

phototransduction meaning in Tamil

phototransduction in Tamil

ஒளியூடுகடத்தம்

Origin of phototransduction

From photo- + transduction.

Questions about phototransduction

What does phototransduction mean?
Phototransduction means the process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signals.
What is phototransduction in Tamil?
Phototransduction in Tamil is ஒளியூடுகடத்தம். See Phototransduction meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phototransduction?
Phototransduction is a noun.

Words near phototransduction in the dictionary

  1. phototoxin
  2. phototoxins
  3. phototransduce
  4. phototransduced
  5. phototransducing
  6. phototransduction
  7. phototransductive
  8. phototransect
  9. phototransects
  10. phototransfected
  11. phototransfection

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phototransduction (page history and authors); phototransduction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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