transponder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɹænˈspɑn.dɚ/ (General-American)
- /tɹænˈspɒn.də/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Blend of transmitter + responder.
Meanings
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A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.
Adult animals were implanted with E-Mitter transponders intraabdominally to record body temperature and locomotor activity continuously.
2015 December 3, “Abnormal Motor Activity and Thermoregulation in a Schizophrenia Rat Model for Translational Science”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:36 MHz transponder providing a pool of 794 reallocatable frequencies.
1976, James Martin, Telecommunications and the Computer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transponders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microtransponder · emergency locator transponder · emergency transponder · emergency location transponder · transpond
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Synonyms
Translations (23)
es transpondedor (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · ka გადამცემ-მოპასუხე (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · sh transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · ru транспо́ндер (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · ca transponedor (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · sh транспондер (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · bg транспондер (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · ka ტრანსპონდერი (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · it trasponditore (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · pt transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · fi transponderi (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · fr transpondeur (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · es transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · it transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · de Transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · pl transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · nl transponder (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · vi bộ phát đáp (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · ja トランスポンダ (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · fi toisiotutkavastain (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · cmn 轉發器 /转发器 (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · cy trawsatebwr (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal) · cmn 發射機應答器 /发射机应答器 (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal)