microtransmitter

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ transmitter

Noun

microtransmitter (plural microtransmitters)

1. A very small transmitter, such as those used for medical instruments, electronic surveillance, etc.
   • 1973, Electronic Design - Volume 21, Issues 1-6, page 73:

     The first of its kind, the microtransmitter can, with the proper crystals and an external oscillator tank circuit, radiate at up to 150 MHz.

   • 1978, Covertaction Information Bulletin - Issues 1-7, page 18:

     When Fidel unveiled your work as an alleged CIA agent. he specifically mentioned the task the US intelligence services had given you to place a microtransmitter in Comrade Osmani Cienfuegos' office.

   • 2001, Paul Brookes, Electronic Surveillance Devices, →ISBN, page 64:

     Whereas a typical microtransmitter will produce an RF power in the order of just a few milliwatts, i.e. a few thousandths of a watt, the VHF-FM transmitter described in Figure 3.15 has a power output of between around a half and two watts, depending on the power source, which may be anywhere between 6 volts and 30 colra s.x.

   • 2005, Johan Bellemans, Michael D. Ries, Jan Victor, Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Guide To Get Better Performance, →ISBN, page 283:

     A titanium alloy revision tibial prosthesis design was instrumented with force transducers, a microtransmitter, and an antenna.

   • 2012, A. Ravaglioli, A. Krajewski, Bioceramics: Materials · Properties · Applications, →ISBN, page 287:

     This microtransmitter has been perfected and currently consists of two pressure sensors of the semiconductor type which impart a voltage variation to a MOSFET amplifier, whose task is to modulate the transmission frequency.