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Word electronic
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk / NAmE / ɪˌlekˈtrɑːnɪk /
Example
  • an electronic calculator
  • electronic music
  • this dictionary is available in electronic form.
  • an electronic engineer
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electronic

(adjective)BrE / ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk / NAmE / ɪˌlekˈtrɑːnɪk /
  1. having or using many small parts, such as microchips, that control and direct a small electric current
    • See related entries: Electronics
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/electronics/electronic
    • an electronic calculator
    • electronic music
    • This dictionary is available in electronic form.
  2. concerned with electronic equipment
    • See related entries: Electronics
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/electronics/electronic
    • an electronic engineer

    Extra Examples

    • Sophisticated electronic calculators could give some students an unfair advantage.
    • an electronic book/edition/text
    • electronic communication/information/mail/banking/payment/publishing

    Word Origin

    • early 20th cent.: from electron + -ic.
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