microsensor

[ mahy-kroh-sen-ser, -sawr ]

noun

1. a miniature electronic device used to detect changes in the environment.

Example Sentences

Adidas released its Micropacer shoes two years earlier in 1984, which recorded distance, running pace, and calories burned through a microsensor on the left toe, and it displayed the data on a screen on the shoe’s tongue.

From The Verge

The company is refocusing its business, Mr. Bozotti said, and expects growth in 2013 to be driven primarily by sales of devices in its imaging, analog and microsensor, and microcontroller businesses.

From New York Times

The microsensor devices monitoring a medical package containing a human organ on its way for transplant, require a battery.

From Forbes

Measuring just ¼ cubic inch, these tiny robots carry sophisticated gear including a camera, microphone or a chemical microsensor.

From Forbes

But even today's most impressive devices may soon seem downright primitive, thanks to relentless progress in microsensor science.

From Washington Post