what is the difference between sensor and tranducers?

Answer Posted / mohamed yousuf

sensor is a device which can only sense the physical
quantity like temperature, pressure etc.
FOR PRESSURE BELLOWS IS A SENSOR

transducer is a device which sense the physical quantity
and convert that physical quantity into electrical quantity
eg.THERMOCOUPLE

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