Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

cryoelectronics

American  
[krahy-oh-i-lek-tron-iks, -ee-lek-] / ˌkraɪ oʊ ɪ lɛkˈtrɒn ɪks, -ˌi lɛk- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

  1. the branch of electronics dealing with the application of low-temperature behavior, especially superconductivity, to electronic devices.

Other Word Forms

  • cryoelectronic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cryoelectronics

First recorded in 1970–75; cryo- + electronics

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.