transductor
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin trānsductus + -or (“electrical component”).[1]
Noun edit
transductor (plural transductors)
- 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 edit
Not to be confused with transducer.
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “transductor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French transducteur.
Noun edit
transductor n (plural transductoare)
Declension edit
Declension of transductor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) transductor | transductorul | (niște) transductoare | transductoarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) transductor | transductorului | (unor) transductoare | transductoarelor |
| vocative | transductorule | transductoarelor | ||
Spanish edit
Noun edit
transductor m (plural transductores)
Further reading edit
- “transductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014