Dictionary:Bender
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A type of piezoelectric transducer used in hydrophones. Two thin plates of piezoelectric material with metallic film on opposite surfaces are bonded onto a brass block so that only the ends of the plates are supported. Pressure bends the plates, producing a voltage across them. Used as a shear-wave source. See Figure H-12.