transponder

transponder

English

Etymology

Blend of transmitter +‎ responder.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ)

Noun

transponder (plural transponders)

1. A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.

   Synonym: (slang) parrot

Derived terms

• transpond

Translations

transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal

Catalan: transponedor m Chinese: Mandarin: 發射機應答器／发射机应答器 (zh) (fāshèjī yìngdáqì), 轉發器／转发器 (zhuǎnfāqì) Dutch: transponder (nl) m Finnish: transponderi (fi), toisiotutkavastain French: transpondeur (fr) m German: Transponder (de) m Italian: trasponditore (it) m Japanese: トランスポンダ (toransuponda) Portuguese: transponder (pt) m Russian: транспо́ндер (ru) m (transpóndɛr) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: транспондер m Roman: transponder m Spanish: transponder m, transpondedor (es) m Welsh: trawsatebwr m

See also

• identification friend or foe

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English transponder.

Noun

transponder m (plural transponders)

1. transponder (transceiver that transmits a signal in response to another)