transducer

🇺🇸 /trænzˈduːsər/ 🇬🇧 /trænzˈdjuːsə(r)/
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noun
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A device that changes one type of energy into another, like turning pressure into an electrical signal.

The doctor used a transducer to check the patient's heart.

translation

n. A device that changes one type of energy into another, like turning pressure into an electrical signal.

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Plural transducers