electronic

See also: electrònic

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

electron +‎ -ic

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

electronic (not comparable)

  1. (physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
  2. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
  3. Generated by an electronic device.
    electronic music
  4. Of or pertaining to the Internet.
    • 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist[1], volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
      In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.

Derived termsEdit

Pages starting with “electronic”.

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InterlinguaEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

electronic (not comparable)

  1. electronic

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French électronique.

AdjectiveEdit

electronic m or n (feminine singular electronică, masculine plural electronici, feminine and neuter plural electronice)

  1. electronic

DeclensionEdit