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electronics|iːlɛk-, ɛlɛkˈtrɒnɪks|
[Plural of electronic a. used subst. and construed as a singular; cf. dynamics, physics, etc.]
That branch of physics and technology which is concerned with the study and application of phenomena associated with the movement of electrons in a vacuum, a gas, a semi-conductor, etc., as in thermionic valves, X-ray tubes, etc.
1910Chem. Abstr. IV. 2767 Radio activity and electronics. 1945Times 15 Oct. 3/2 The committee's report said..that ‘knowledge of electronics promises the ability to detonate atomic bombs at great distances by radio’. 1954Economist 30 Oct. 412/2 The stream-lining of operations that..electronics engineers believe to be the main..attraction of computers. 1958Listener 23 Oct. 632/1 The three industries in the American economy where employment is likely to grow the fastest are education, electronics, and chemistry. |