
(from the article `electromechanical transducer`) any type of device that either converts an electrical signal into sound waves (as in a loudspeaker) or converts a sound wave into an electrical ... A major step in the development of sonar systems was the invention of the acoustic transducer and the design of efficient acoustic projector...
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transducer designed to receive an electric input signal and to furnish an acoustic output signal, or vice versa
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