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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Fitted with oversized 60mm transducers, these new headphones offer a frequency response that spans from 10Hz to 40kHz.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
An ultrasound technician performs an ultrasound test using a tool called a transducer.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
One of those transducers sends out an ultrasound signal, which is received by the other one.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
And then the harder one is higher frequencies because that’s related to the distance of the ear buds transducer to your ear, and correcting for all those things.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
An ultrasound technician performs an ultrasound test using a tool called a transducer.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
One of those transducers sends out an ultrasound signal, which is received by the other one.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
And then the harder one is higher frequencies because that’s related to the distance of the ear buds transducer to your ear, and correcting for all those things.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 1 Oct. 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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