any of various devices that transmit energy from one system to another, sometimes one that converts the energy in form, as a speaker that converts electrical impulses into sound
See transducer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trăns-do͞oˈsər, -dyo͞oˈ-, trănz-)
noun
A substance or device, such as a piezoelectric crystal, microphone, or photoelectric cell, that converts input energy of one form into output energy of another.