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

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Etymology

Origin of transducer

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

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Example Sentences

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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

Therefore, a novel transducer that can achieve simple and seamless integration is crucial for practical application.

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 Marie Lebert

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

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

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

At certain points in the brain, the waves emitted by two or more transducers can either amplify each other or cancel each other out.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023

By machine-spacing the transmitting and the receiving transducers as closely together as possible, with minimum clearance, the plastic coating could do an even better job of absorbing sonar pings than the hand-rigged model.

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Charles Brey

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