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electronics

electronics

177 3.9
The study and design of devices that use small electric currents like phones or radios
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : electrónica
  • The new smartphone has the latest electronics that improve battery life.
  • consumer electronics
  • electronics and computers
  • electronics industry

Well, I was interested in electronics from early days.

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Examples

  • This series explores the intersection of electronics and personal style.

    ElectroBOOM

  • So if you really like to learn electronics, you need this chance and it's free.

  • How fast can you get me to an electronics store?

    Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

  • This is a test done to spacecraft electronics by the European Space Agency.

  • This is a sophisticated piece of electronics, not a pickup truck.

    Disclosure (1994)

  • This is really good for electronics, especially keyboards.

  • I didn't know you knew anything about electronics.

    Explorers (1985)

  • Some of the well-known examples are in consumer electronics, business and machine tools, and industrial lasers.

    Academic text (1993)

  • She decided to study electronics to enhance her career in technology.

  • The electronics in modern cars help drivers with navigation and safety.

Compounds

electronics industry
3 3.5

Companies that make and sell electronic devices like phones and computers

electronics company
3 2.7

A company that makes and sells devices like phones or TVs

electronics intelligence
  • Specialized
6.4

People gather information by analyzing electronic signals from other countries like radars or radios

How Small

microelectronics
  • Specialized
1 6.1
electronics
  • Specialized
177 3.9

Surface Forms

electronics singular
electronics plural

Morphology

electronics = electron (transparent) = electron + ics

The meaning 'branch of physics concerned with electrons or electronic devices' is directly derived from the base 'electron' plus the productive suffix '-ics' denoting a field of study or body of knowledge.

Etymology

Electronics comes from electron, which comes from Greek elektron meaning 'amber' because people noticed rubbing amber makes static electricity. The ending -ics means 'the study of' or 'a system', so electronics is the study and technology of devices that use tiny charged particles called electrons.