transducer
noun
trans·duc·er
tran(t)s-ˈdü-sər 
tranz-,
-ˈdyü-
: a device that is actuated by power from one system and supplies power usually in another form to a second system
a loudspeaker is a transducer that transforms electrical signals into sound energy
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Then, a cardiac sonographer applies gel to your chest and uses a probe, called a transducer, which creates moving images of your heart and other structures in the chest.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Acoustical operating principle: Pressure gradient transducer.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
During that time the transducer will send pulses into your liver.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
In the first design of the probes, the transducers that measure the air pressure on the cone were about 12 ft (3.6 m) away, which led to a significant amount of delay and distortion in the readings.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Acoustical operating principle: Pressure gradient transducer.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
During that time the transducer will send pulses into your liver.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
In the first design of the probes, the transducers that measure the air pressure on the cone were about 12 ft (3.6 m) away, which led to a significant amount of delay and distortion in the readings.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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transducer
noun
trans·duc·er
-ˈd(y)ü-sər
: a device that is actuated by power from one system and supplies power usually in another form to a second system
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