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transducer

(-ər)

noun

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

Origin: < L transducere, to lead across < trans-, over + ducere, to lead (see duct + -er

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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.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin trānsdūcere, to transfer

Origin: : trāns-, trans-

Origin: + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots

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