Transducer

//trænzˈdjuːsə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device that converts energy from one form into another.
  2. 2
    an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another wordnet
  3. 3
    A state machine that generates output based on a given input.

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amplifieranvilcomponentcrucibleenginegenerator

Example

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"Active sonar transducers emit an acoustic signal or pulse of sound into the water. If an object is in the path of the sound pulse, the sound bounces off the object and returns an “echo” to the sonar transducer."

Etymology

1924, Latin trānsdūcō + -er. By surface analysis, transduce + -er.

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state machine

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