electronic

See also: electrònic

English

Etymology

electron + -ic

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/, /ˌi.lɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/, /əˌlɪkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/, /ˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

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, 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 terms

Pages starting with “electronic”.

Translations

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.lekˈtɾo.nik/

Adjective

electronic (not comparable)

  1. electronic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French électronique. By surface analysis, electron + -ic.

Adjective

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

  1. electronic

Declension

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