Physics A-Level
Ultrasound transducer
What Ultrasound transducer means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ultrasound transducer
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Reference: OCR
A device that emits and receives ultrasound, containing a piezoelectric crystal such as quartz or lead zirconate titanate.
Topics that use Ultrasound transducer
- Using ultrasound (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- A-scan
- Acoustic impedance
- Acoustic impedance mismatch
- Acoustic matching
- Angle dependence of Doppler shift
- B-scan
- Coupling gel
- Coupling gel in ultrasound scanning
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