electronic

[ ih-lek-tron-ik, ee-lek- ]

/ ɪ lɛkˈtrɒn ɪk, ˌi lɛk- /

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adjective

of or relating to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics.

of or relating to electrons or to an electron.

(of a musical instrument) using electric or electronic means to produce or modify the sound.

of, relating to, or controlled by computers or computerized systems: electronic voting;an electronic document.

of or noting computerized products, services, or technologies: online electronic dictionaries;electronic banking.

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Origin of electronic

First recorded in 1900–05; electron + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM electronic

e·lec·tron·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·e·lec·tron·ic, adjectivenon·e·lec·tron·ic, adjective, nounpre·e·lec·tron·ic, adjective

un·e·lec·tron·ic, adjective

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How to use electronic in a sentence

Many of us these days find using apps and other digital interfaces second-nature, but most of us would have no idea how to repair or work with much more basic electronic systems.
Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair|Ingrid Lunden|November 12, 2020|TechCrunch
Then, at the Department of Defense she led the development and deployment of experimental spacecraft, electronic warfare and cyber technologies.
Come hear about the opportunities in space observation at TC Sessions: Space|Jonathan Shieber|November 12, 2020|TechCrunch
Luhnow told KPRC that he was “shocked” when his name came up in connection with the electronic sign-stealing scandal and said he had told Manfred that he was willing to take a lie-detector test to prove his innocence.
Jeff Luhnow, fired as GM after sign-stealing scandal, sues Astros for $22 million|Cindy Boren|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
Stock up on batteries in the various sizes you’ll need for your electronics.
How to stock your pantry to endure a long, uncertain winter|By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life|November 9, 2020|Popular-Science

For the penicillin study, the team hunted through more than 600,000 electronic health records that included genetic information for people who self-reported penicillin allergies.
Penicillin allergies may be linked to one immune system gene|Jeanne Erdmann|November 9, 2020|Science News
By March 27, 2015, all prescriptions in the state of New York must be filed electronically.
No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic|Dale Eisinger|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the way archival footage can be stored electronically has made it all much easier.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard on Woody Allen and the State of Indie Film|Richard Porton|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Electronically, the brain center of the 777 is in its Airplane Information Management System, AIMS, in the electronics bay.
How Flight 370 Could Have Become a Zombie|Clive Irving|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Electronically, that machine is the equivalent of an early transistor radio.
Your iPod (Most Likely) Won’t Bring Down the Plane|Clive Irving|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By the time Dutschke got arrested in January, the two pretty much hated each other electronically.
Paul Kevin Curtis and J. Everett Dutschke: Epic Feud and Ricin Letters|Winston Ross|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These did not reproduce well in this medium and have been re-drawn electronically as close as possible to the original.
Symbolic Logic|Lewis Carroll
The pin-sets in turn were electronically geared into small dirigible light bombs.
The Game of Rat and Dragon|Cordwainer Smith
TN: To assure a high quality text, the original was typed in (manually) twice and electronically compared.
A New Voyage to Carolina|John Lawson
The Planeteers reached for belt controls and turned the rheostats that darkened the clear bubbles electronically.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
That didn't sound as if he meant that she'd see and hear electronically.
Bedside Manner|William Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for electronic

electronic

/ (ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪk, ˌiːlɛk-) /

adjective

of, concerned with, using, or operated by devices in which electrons are conducted through a semiconductor, free space, or gas

of or concerned with electronics

of or concerned with electrons or an electronan electronic energy level in a molecule

involving or concerned with the representation, storage, or transmission of information by electronic systemselectronic mail; electronic shopping

Derived forms of electronic

electronically, adverb

usage for electronic

Electronic is used to refer to equipment, such as television sets, computers, etc, in which the current is controlled by transistors, valves, and similar components and also to the components themselves. Electrical is used in a more general sense, often to refer to the use of electricity as a whole as opposed to other forms of energy: electrical engineering; an electrical appliance. Electric, in many cases used interchangeably with electrical, is often restricted to the description of particular devices or to concepts relating to the flow of current: electric fire; electric charge

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Scientific definitions for electronic

electronic

[ ĭ-lĕk′trŏn′ĭk ]

Relating to electrical devices that amplify and process electrical signals. Audio amplifiers, radios, and digital circuitry are electronic devices.♦ The scientific study of the behavior and design of electronic devices and circuits is called electronics. Compare electric.

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