transducer

transducer
transducer (n.) 1924, "device which converts energy from one form to another," from L. transducere "lead across, transfer," from trans- "across" (see TRANS- (Cf. trans-)) + ducere "to lead" (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)).

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