transducer

American  

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

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of transducer

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

Example Sentences

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

An ultrasound probe sends these waves through a layer of gooey gel into the human body, where they bounce off organs and other internal structures and then return to the transducer array.

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022

The two readings were electronically added and fed into the transducer for automatic transmission.

From The Thirst Quenchers by Raphael, Rick