transducer.
(Oftrans - and thelat. )( ductor, - oris, which leads).
1. m. device that transforms the effect of a physical cause, such as pressure, temperature, dilation, moisture, etc., in another type of signal, usually electric.
2. m. Biol. Biological entity, usually a protein or a set of proteins, which carries out the transformation of hormone action in an enzymatic activity.
