transducer
noun/trænsˈduːsər/
Frequency rank: #15,217 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A device that converts one form of energy into another, especially for measurement or control purposes.
Example sentence
The engineer installed a new transducer in the pipeline to convert pressure changes into electrical signals.
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