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electronics

UK/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/US/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/
nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #5,013 of 15,258leans written

Electronics is the study of circuits and the devices built from them. Study electronics, consumer electronics, an electronics shop.

The whole field rests on controlling small currents with smaller ones, which is what a transistor does — and a modern chip holds billions of them. It takes a singular verb as a subject, like physics and mathematics.

DustyDingo · Public domain

Definitions of electronics

  1. 1nounelectronicsThe study of circuits and the devices built from them.B2

    “He studied electronics and now designs circuits for mobile phones.”

electronics is a field of study.

Where it comes from

From electron + -ics.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in School Subjects

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electronics in the wild

  • In 2021, the company was renamed Sony Group Corporation as it transitioned into a holding company structure, with its electronics business continuing under the name Sony Corporation.

    Sony

  • Consumer electronics, also known as home electronics, are electronic devices intended for everyday household use.

    Consumer electronics

  • Consumer electronics include those used for entertainment, communications, and recreation.

    Consumer electronics

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

  • electron
  • electronic
  • electronically
  • consumer electronics