How to Use transducer in a Sentence

transducer

noun
  • The hull might even have a spot for your fishfinder’s transducer.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 31 May 2023
  • Each transducer in an array has to emit a sound wave that is in phase with the rest.
    — Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The sound bounces off of an object below and the echo returns to the sonar transducer.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2022
  • If the brain is a bidirectional transducer, that is not a strange idea at all.
    — Robert Epstein, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Brody hopped over and pulled the transducer out of the hole to make landing the fish easier.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The back seats are quite comfortable as well, even without the transducers.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024
  • An echo is produced when body tissues reflect the sound waves emitted by the transducer.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The idea, which is quite simple on its face, is that the brain is a bidirectional transducer.
    — Robert Epstein, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021
  • It also is designed for a pass-through transducer for fish finders, and the hull is self-bailing.
    — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
  • First, not any transducer works with any display unit, which is why most displays and transducers are sold as pairs.
    — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023
  • During that time the transducer will send pulses into your liver.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Anglers can slip quietly along as the transducer scans the water column all around the boat.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Without a transducer scupper or pod, the best option is to use a transducer arm.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • One of those transducers sends out an ultrasound signal, which is received by the other one.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
  • These have a unique open-ear design with transducers in the headphones that allow sound to pass through the cheekbone, rather than the eardrum.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The authors note that tiny sensors like this require equally small and sensitive transducers that can be made at a low cost.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The transducers are held in circular metal drums, bolted onto the hull.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 June 2017
  • For forward mode only, having the transducer mounted to the trolling motor shaft is the best option.
    — Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 8 Aug. 2024
  • No transducer is needed in the hole of your dead-stick, which minimizes noise and why many believe bigger fish are more likely to bite.
    — Brian Bashore, Outdoor Life, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The wide-angle transducer produces bright, detailed images of structure and fish.
    — Ric Burnely, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
  • This was measured with a fast-response temperature transducer as the subjects watched karaoke videos.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Carmakers could build all their models with 10 transducers, and turn on only those the customer paid for.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • They’ve been equipped with the brand’s new custom transducer, which aids in providing full-bodied sound and bass, and clarity.
    — Essence, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Instead, the Aeropex rely on fingertip-sized transducers to push sound through the left and right sides of your cheekbones.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 23 July 2019
  • In the clip, Luna assists the doctor to move the transducer around Teigen's belly.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • That audio will also sound pristine thanks to the new X3R transducer.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 May 2021
  • Ultrasound depth measures the distance from the transducer paddle that emits the waves to the spot that’s being imaged.
    — Laura Sanders, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The sound frequencies themselves are generated by a small thicket of transducers deep in the ship.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 June 2017
  • The transducer array is attached to the bottom of a set of VR goggles, pointed at the mouth.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • The researchers may use an array of ultrasound transducers that sweep their beams across an animal’s body, hitting all the motes in turn.
    — Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016

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