transducer

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UK/trænzˈdjuːsə(ɹ)/US/trænzˈdjuːsɚ/

noun

A device that converts energy from one form into another.

OriginLatin trānsdūcō →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nountransducer (plural transducers)

plural transducers

  1. A device that converts energy from one form into another.
  2. computingA state machine that generates output based on a given input.

Origin

  1. Latintrānsdūcō
  2. Englishtransducer

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

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Translations

Bulgarian преобразовател
  • преобразовател (preobrazovatel)device
Finnish muuntaja, muunnin
  • muuntajadevice
  • muunnindevice
French transducteur
  • transducteurdevice
German Wandler
  • Wandlerdevice
Italian trasduttore
  • trasduttoredevice
Māori pūhuri
  • pūhuridevice
Polish przetwornik
  • przetwornikdevice
Portuguese transdutor
  • transdutordevice
Romanian transductor
  • transductordevice
Spanish transductor
  • transductordevice
Turkish transdüser
  • transdüserdevice
Cite this entry
APA

transducer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transducer

MLA

“transducer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transducer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transducer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transducer.

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