transductor

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English

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Etymology

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Latin trānsductus +‎ -or (electrical component).[1]

Noun

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transductor (plural transductors)

  1. A kind of magnetic amplifier used in power systems for compensating reactive power.
    • 1962 June, “Talking of Trains: Notable new locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 373:
      The essential feature is that two adjacent transformer tappings are connected to the load simultaneously, each connection having a self-excited transductor in series; [...].

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with transducer.

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References

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  1. ^ transductor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French transducteur.

Noun

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transductor n (plural transductoare)

  1. transducer

Declension

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Spanish

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Noun

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transductor m (plural transductores)

  1. transducer

Further reading

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