Ovonics
noun plural but usually singular in construction
Ovon·ics
ōˈväniks
: a branch of electronics that deals with applications of the change from an electrically nonconducting state to a semiconducting state shown by glasses of special composition upon application of a certain minimum voltage
ovonic adjective often capitalized
Word History
Etymology
Stanford R. Ovshinsky born 1923 American inventor + electronics
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above