vibrating wire transducer

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vibrating wire transducer [′vī‚brād·iŋ ¦wīr tranz′dü·sər]

(engineering)

A device for measuring ocean depth, consisting of a very fine tungsten wire stretched in a magnetic field so that it vibrates at a frequency that depends on the tension in the wire, and thereby on pressure and depth.

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