transceiver
noun
trans·ceiv·er
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Definition of transceiver
: a radio transmitter-receiver that uses many of the same components for both transmission and reception
Examples of transceiver in a Sentence
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The transceiver is a 4.4 millimeter square, silicon chip. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "UCI electrical engineering team looks ‘Beyond 5G’ with new wireless transceiver," 26 July 2019 Sailing 50 miles off the coast of Hawaii, the converted World War II Victory ship was retrofitted with state-of-the-art telemetry antennas and communications transceivers. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, "Minnesotan Nancy Atkinson’s ‘Eight Years to the Moon’ is the moon landing book to read," 21 July 2019 Twin brothers Ralph and Robert Gable created and patented the first electronic monitoring system back in the 1960s out of missile tracking equipment, portable transceivers and battery packs. — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, "Accused rapist takes off, showing that ankle monitors aren’t a perfect solution," 3 July 2019 PigeonBot is equipped with an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a barometer, an airspeed sensor, a GPS, compasses, and radio transceivers that transmit flight information to a laptop. — Claudia Kalb, National Geographic, "Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death," 12 June 2019 These constellations will require infrastructure on planet Earth that extends beyond ground transceivers. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Cape Canaveral, Reinvigorated," 12 June 2018 The transceivers then send power back along the same pathways, bouncing off of floors, ceilings, and walls if necessary (no line of sight required). — David Pogue, Scientific American, "What Companies Are Leading the Way in Wireless Charging Technology?," 15 Aug. 2017 The case also includes a radio transceiver and code authenticators. — Russell Goldman, New York Times, "The ‘Nuclear Button’ Explained: For Starters, There’s No Button," 3 Jan. 2018 Oak Brook plans to spend about $3 million to have about 5,300 new water meters and transceivers installed at all homes and businesses in the village. — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, "Oak Brook readies for $3 million water meter replacement program," 1 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transceiver.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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transceiver
noun
English Language Learners Definition of transceiver
: a radio that can send and receive messages
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