electronic
See also: electrònic
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑn.ɪk/, /ˌiː.lɛkˈtɹɑn.ɪk/
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Adjective
electronic (not comparable)
- (physics, chemistry): Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
- Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
- Generated by an electronic device.
- electronic music
- 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.
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Related terms
Translations
pertaining to electrons
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operating on behavior of electrons
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generated by electronic device
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of or pertaining to the Internet
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Interlingua
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.lekˈtɾo.nik/
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