transducer
pronunciation
How to pronounce transducer in British English:
UK [trænzˈdju:sə(r)]
How to pronounce transducer in American English:
US [trænzˈdusər]
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- Noun:
- an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another
Word Origin
- transducer (n.)
- 1924, "device which converts energy from one form to another," from Latin transducere/traducere "lead across, transfer, carry over," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)).
Example
- 1. Now ge has developed an additive system to print the transducer .
- 2. The transducer is a small hand-held device that resembles a microphone , attached to the scanner by a cord .
- 3. Ultrasound scanners consist of a console containing a computer and electronics , a video display screen and a transducer that is used to scan the body and blood vessels .
- 4. The image is created based on the amplitude ( strength ) , frequency and time it takes for the sound signal to return from the patient to the transducer and the type of body structure the sound travels through .
- 5. The company will not disclose precisely how it managed to engineer an ultrasound transducer down to such a small scale , but fitting one into the tip of a catheter allows measurements to be taken accurately enough for surgeons to monitor the build up of scar tissue in real time .