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

The lower the frequency of the ping, the deeper the transducer can “see.”

From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023

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

The finite-state transducer is a device for linking pairs of these sequences under the control of a grammar of local correspondences, and thus provides a means of rewriting one sequence as another.

From Multilingualism on the Web by Lebert, Marie

The transducers transmit and receive ultrasound waves that track changes in the diameter of blood vessels, which are then converted into blood pressure values.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

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

One layer consists of an array of small piezoelectric transducers, which produce ultrasound waves when electrically stimulated and receive ultrasound waves reflected from the brain.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

Conventional ultrasound transducers are typically made using multiple opaque layers to maximize acoustic performance, and they cannot be seamlessly integrated into light pathways.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

A jetmarine was hoisted into drydock and the work crew swarmed over it, rigging the transducers.

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles