ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electro-acoustic transducer mean? 

• ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER (noun)
  The noun ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER has 1 sense:

1. a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa

  Familiarity information: ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electro-acoustic transducer" is a kind of...):

transducer (an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another)

Meronyms (parts of "electro-acoustic transducer"):

diaphragm (electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electro-acoustic transducer"):

cartridge; pickup (an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)

earphone; earpiece; headphone; phone (electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear)

loudspeaker; loudspeaker system; speaker; speaker system; speaker unit (electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance)

mic; microphone; mike (device for converting sound waves into electrical energy)