electronics English · revision 7022

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1908}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/ ''(UK)''; /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[electronic]] and [[-ics]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The branch of physics and technology dealing with the behaviour of electrons: 1910 in the OED and Etymonline;^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) MWU dates it to 1908.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It deals with the behaviour of electrons in vacuums, gases and semiconductors.^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002) The use for electronic devices and circuits themselves, as in ''consumer electronics'', is later.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1908 – first use (MWU).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1910 – the science.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The science and technology of the behaviour and control of [[electron|alt=electrons]], as in [[transistor|alt=transistors]] and circuits.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(plural in use)'' Electronic devices or circuits.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[bioelectronics]]

+ * [[cryoelectronics]]

+ * [[optoelectronics]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[electronic]]

+ * [[electron]]

+ * [[electric]]

+ * [[electricity]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}