- (functioning as singular)
the science and technology concerned with the development, behaviour, and applications of electronic devices and circuits - (functioning as plural)
the circuits and devices of a piece of electronic equipment: the electronics of a hard drive
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e•lec•tron•ics /ɪlɪkˈtrɑnɪks, ˌilɛk-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Electronics[uncountable* used with a singular verb] the science dealing with the development and uses of electrons and electronic devices and systems.
- Electronics[plural* used with a plural verb] electronic devices or systems.
e•lec•tron•ics
(i lek tron′iks, ē′lek-),USA pronunciation n.
- Electronics(used with a sing. v.) the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors.
- see electronic, -ics 1905–10
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'electronics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A battery
- A supply
- Adcock antenna
- B battery
- B power supply
- B supply
- Bengaluru
- Bognor Regis
- C battery
- C-bias
- CCD
- California
- Cambridge
- Chelmsford
- Du Mont
- Eckert
- Fort Worth
- Grand Rapids
- Hitachi
- Milton Keynes
- Newport
- Roulers
- Sinclair
- Stockport
- Sugar
- Townes
- Walsall
- accentuator
- acorn tube
- acoustic feedback
- active
- am
- amplitude modulation
- animatronics
- anode resistance
- arc-back
- astrionics
- attenuate
- attenuator
- audio
- audio frequency
- audion
- autodyne
- automatic tracking
- avionics
- band-pass filter
- barretter
- base
- baseline
- beam