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ovonic

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[oh-von-ik] / oʊˈvɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to ovonics.

noun

  1. a device whose operation is based on the Ovshinsky effect.

Etymology

Origin of ovonic

First recorded in 1965–70; Ov(shinsky effect) ( def. ) + (electr)onic ( def. )

Example Sentences

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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

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

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