transducer

transducer

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

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transducer

[tranz′dü·sər]

(engineering)

Any device or element which converts an input signal into an output signal of a different form; examples include the microphone, phonograph pickup, loudspeaker, barometer, photoelectric cell, automobile horn, doorbell, and underwater sound transducer.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

transducer

A device which converts power in one kind of system to power in another form, e.g., a loudspeaker which converts electric power to acoustic power.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

transducer

(1)

A device for converting sound, temperature, pressure, light or other signals to or from an electronic signal.

transducer

(2)

Finite State Machine.

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transducer

A device that converts one energy into another. There are myriad types of transducers; for example, a read/write head converts magnetic energy into electrical energy and vice versa. A loudspeaker converts electronic signals into air pressure, and a microphone does the reverse. An antenna converts electronic signals into electromagnetic waves and vice versa.

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