any device, such as a microphone or electric motor, that converts one form of energy into another
Word origin
C20: from Latin transducere to lead across, from trans- + ducere to lead
transducer in American English
(trænsˈdusər; trænzˈdusər; trænsˈdjusər)
noun
any of various devices that transmit energy from one system to another, sometimes one that converts the energy in form, as a speaker that converts electrical impulses into sound
Word origin
< L transducere, to lead across < trans-, over + ducere, to lead (see duct + -er
transducer in Electrical Engineering
(trænzdusər)
Word forms: (regular plural) transducers
noun
(Electrical engineering: Computing and control)
A transducer is an electronic device that converts energy from one form to another, just as a microphone convertssound to electrical energy.
The input device, with a transducer in it, senses the quantity under measurement and changes it to a proportional electricalsignal.
A transducer is a device that converts physical energy into an electrical voltage or current signalfor transmission.
A transducer is an electronic device that converts energy from one form to another, just as amicrophone converts sound to electrical energy.
Word buildertrans-The prefix trans- appears in several words meaning 'changing' or 'moving'.
Examples of 'transducer' in a sentence
transducer
Thought it was for a fuel transducer or something like that.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
The camera had captured a gloved hand sliding a perforated cylinder over the sosus transducer.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
`There isn't any wire through the access plate to a transducer, Stone.