transducer

American  

[trans-doo-ser, -dyoo-, tranz-] / trænsˈdu sər, -ˈdju-, trænz- /

noun

• transducers
  plural

1. a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form.

   A microphone is a transducer that converts acoustic energy into electrical impulses.

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transducer British  

/ trænzˈdjuːsə /

noun

1. any device, such as a microphone or electric motor, that converts one form of energy into another

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transducer Scientific  

/ trăns-do̅o̅′sər /

1. A device that converts one type of energy or signal into another. For example, a microphone is a transducer that converts sound waves into electric impulses; an electric motor is a transducer that converts electricity into mechanical energy.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• transducers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of transducer

1920–25; < Latin trānsdūc ( ere ) to transfer ( see traduce) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

transducer transducers

The bass society limits sonar users to one transducer, while viewing screens can’t have a diameter of more than 55 inches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

While many recent research projects actively explore the use of transparent materials in TUTs to address this issue, achieving transparency and best acoustic performance across all transducer layers continues to be a problem.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

As part of her research, she uses a pacifier attached to a pressure transducer system to measure an infant’s suck response pattern and how it changes in response to different stimuli.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023

A sign invited visitors to sit on wooden ammunition crates arrayed on the floor; inside the crates, soundless transducer microphones generated vibrations.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

Something had gone wrong with the tiny transducer transmitter.

From The Thirst Quenchers by Rick Raphael

The current setup places ultrasound transducers and a laser beneath a scanning bed.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

Known as piezoelectricity, the ability to trade between mechanical stress and electric charge can be harnessed widely in capacitors, actuators, transducers and sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes for next-generation electronics.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024

This high frame rate is necessary for collecting robust data from the piezoelectric transducers in the patch, which would otherwise suffer from low signal intensity due to the strong reflection of the skull.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

Underwater transducers detect the patterns of echoes bouncing back, which are converted into charts, called echograms, that give a vertical view of where things are in the water column.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024

The young inventor explained that he hoped to find a way to mold the transducers into a continuous plastic sheet.

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Charles Brey