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.
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Transducer
//trænzˈdjuːsə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "transducer" (16 found)
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12 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- преобразовател noun (device)
Finnish
2 entries- muunnin noun (device)
- muuntaja noun (device)
French
1 entries- transducteur noun (device)
Georgian
3 entries- გადამწოდი noun (device)
- გარდამქმნელი noun (device)
- ტრანსდუსერი noun (device)
German
1 entries- Wandler noun (device)
Italian
1 entries- trasduttore noun (device)
Māori
1 entries- pūhuri noun (device)
Polish
1 entries- przetwornik noun (device)
Portuguese
1 entries- transdutor noun (device)
Romanian
1 entries- transductor noun (device)
Spanish
1 entries- transductor noun (device)
Turkish
1 entries- transdüser noun (device)
Sample sentences
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By determining the time between the emission of the sound pulse and its reception, the sonar transducer can determine the range and orientation of the object.
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A microphone acts as a transducer, converting sound energy into electrical energy.
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A common function of a transducer is to convert a non-electrical physical quantity, like pressure, into a measurable electrical signal.
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