ovonicsn.
/əʊˈvɒnɪks/, U.S. /oʊˈvɑnɪks/ Electronics.
The study and application of ovonic effects and devices; devices that employ ovonic effects.
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thermionics1909
hi-fi1938
photoelectronics1940
radionics1943
optoelectronics1959
acoustoelectronics1968
optronics1968
ovonics1968
mechatronics1976
molecular electronics1983
biomechatronics1988
1968 Economist 30 Nov. 45/2 There are problems on the ovonics side too. The reliability of the glass semi-conductors is still suspect.
1969 Sci. Jrnl. Aug. 78/3 Other fields of application for Ovonics lie in a.c. control where the bidirectionality of Ovonic switches will be of prime importance.
1971 Physica Status Solidi A. 4 571 (heading) Electro-thermal effects in Ovonics.
2003 World & I (Nexis) 1 June 130 Consider what Intel is doing with ovonics-based memory devices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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