Transference vs Transport - What's the Difference?

Transference

Transport

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst
  • transferring ownership
  • the act of transfering something from one form to another
Definition as Noun
  • an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes
  • something that serves as a means of transportation
  • a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  • a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
  • the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
  • the act of moving something from one location to another
Definition as Verb
Definition as Verb
  • move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  • move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
  • hold spellbound
  • transport commercially
  • send from one person or place to another

Examples

  • "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
  • "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens
  • "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
  • "transmit a message"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun, Verb