transducer

[ trans-doo-ser, -dyoo-, tranz- ]

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.

transducer

/ trænzˈdjuːsə /

noun

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

transducer

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transducer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of transducer¹

C20: from Latin transducere to lead across, from trans- + ducere to lead

Example Sentences

A probe, or transducer, is then pressed against the gel, sending waves into the body that echo off internal structures and back to the probe, where the echoed signals are translated into visual images.

From MIT Technology Review

Bone conduction completely avoids the eardrum and relies on a transducer—like headphones, or a metal conductor’s rod in Beethoven’s case—to convert sound waves into vibrations and send those through the facial bones to be received by the inner ear.

From Popular-Science

The team first inserted small ultrasound transducers into the skulls of two rhesus monkeys.

From Singularity Hub 

The technique uses a transducer, which emits ultrasound pulses into the body and finds boundaries in tissue structure by analyzing the sound waves that bounce back.

From Singularity Hub 

Something had gone wrong with the tiny transducer transmitter.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg