noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/tɹænˈspɒn.də/
General-American:/tɹænˈspɑn.dɚ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɒndə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:T R AE0 N S P AA1 N D ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parrot
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electrical device
History
Etymology
Blend of transmitter + responder.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
транспондер
(transponder)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Catalan:
transponedor
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Chinese Mandarin:
發射機應答器 /发射机应答器
(fāshèjī yìngdáqì)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Chinese Mandarin:
轉發器 /转发器
(zhuǎnfāqì)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Dutch:
transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Finnish:
transponderi
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Finnish:
toisiotutkavastain
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
French:
transpondeur
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Georgian:
ტრანსპონდერი
(ṭransṗonderi)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Georgian:
გადამცემ-მოპასუხე
(gadamcem-moṗasuxe)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
German:
Transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Italian:
transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Italian:
trasponditore
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Japanese:
トランスポンダ
(toransuponda)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Polish:
transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Portuguese:
transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Russian:
транспо́ндер
(transpóndɛr)
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Serbo-Croatian:
транспондер
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Serbo-Croatian:
transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Spanish:
transponder
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Spanish:
transpondedor
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Vietnamese:
bộ phát đáp
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
Welsh:
trawsatebwr
— transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
