electronics
The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
Example
“Electronics is a popular subject.”
Other meanings
Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)
“Look at all the electronics in this room!”
Electronic circuitry.
“The electronics is the difference between a modern and an old-fashioned thermostat.”
Related words
- power electronics
- quantum electronics
- digital electronics
- acoustoelectronics
- bioelectronics
- cryoelectronics
- Intel
- magnetoelectronics
- nanoelectronics
- nonelectronics
- optoelectronics
- psychoelectronics
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “electronics” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.