ovonic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of ovonic
First recorded in 1965–70; Ov(shinsky effect) ( def. ) + (electr)onic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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IBM and Burroughs bought into new ways of storing information on ovonic memory chips.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ovshinsky is working with "ovonic" materials that have disordered or amorphous atoms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Claims Ovshinsky: "Since May, all the essential steps for ovonic solar cells have been production-proven, and they have shown themselves to be far superior to anything else."
From Time Magazine Archive
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