transducer

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Pelvic floor physiotherapist Anne Patterson, said the transducer was a piece of equipment that would enable she and her colleagues to do their job better.

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  1. 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.

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  • ReSound's Earlens consists of three parts: A tiny transducer, about half the size of a contact, lens, attaches to the eardrum with a drop of oil. —  Omni: February 1994
  • Pelvic floor physiotherapist Anne Patterson, said the transducer was a piece of equipment that would enable she and her colleagues to do their job better. —  The Border Mail
  • The vibrating part of the diaphragm is not a circular surface area but a ring, which is able to set the entire air volume over the transducer into motion, generating the full-bodied sound of the HD 800. —  Harmony Central
  • This annular design, patented by Sennheiser, solves the problems relating to the dynamic transducer principle for the first time. —  Harmony Central
  • To ensure that the acoustics of the transducers are not impaired by any partial vibrations, the transducer is mounted in exclusive high-precision gauze made of stainless steel. —  Harmony Central
 

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  1. From Latin trānsdūcere, to transfer : trāns-, trans- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.
 

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