electronics

plural noun

elec·​tron·​ics i-ˌlek-ˈträ-niks How to pronounce electronics (audio)
1
singular in construction : a branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors) and with electronic devices
2
: electronic components, devices, or equipment

Examples of electronics in a Sentence

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The numbers were driven by double-digit growth in its electronics business, set to become a standalone company named Qnity on Nov. 1. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025 Safwan Harbi, who left for Jordan with his family in 2012 and opened an electronics factory in Amman, browsed the expo while on a fact-finding visit to relocate his factory back to his homeland. Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025 The Voyager team suspected that the heaters on the primary thrusters had turned themselves off because of an electronics glitch. Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025 The customers, in that case, are the electronics manufacturers. Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for electronics

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of electronics was in 1908

Cite this Entry

“Electronics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electronics. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

electronics

noun
elec·​tron·​ics i-lek-ˈträn-iks How to pronounce electronics (audio)
1
: a branch of physics that deals with the giving off, action, and effects of electrons and with electronic devices
2
: electronic circuits, devices, and equipment

Medical Definition

electronics

noun plural
elec·​tron·​ics -iks How to pronounce electronics (audio)
1
singular in construction : a branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors) and with electronic devices
2
: electronic devices or equipment
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