transducer
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.
Origin of transducer
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How to use transducer in a sentence
The receiving transducers would feed from amplifiers to earphones.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonBud suggested taking along hydrolungs in case of any need for tinkering with the transducers or amplifying equipment.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor Appleton"But what a job it'll be rigging those transducers," put in one of the technicians.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonThe mikes would be receiving transducers and the speakers would be transmitting transducers.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonThe young inventor explained that he hoped to find a way to mold the transducers into a continuous plastic sheet.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for transducer
/ (trænzˈdjuːsə) /
any device, such as a microphone or electric motor, that converts one form of energy into another
Origin of transducer
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for transducer
[ trăns-dōō′sər ]
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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