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

One layer consists of an array of small piezoelectric transducers, which produce ultrasound waves when electrically stimulated and receive ultrasound waves reflected from the brain.

From Science Daily

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

However, optical and ultrasound pathway integration always reduces the system's performance in conventional ultrasound transducers.

From Science Daily

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

They also aimed to retain the same sensitivity of commercial hand-held probes, which typically incorporate about 128 piezoelectric transducers, each of which transforms an incoming electric field into outgoing sound waves.

From Science Daily