# electronics

Pronunciation: US say "i-lek-TRON-iks" /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/; UK say "el-ek-TRON-iks" /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪks/

## Noun

1. Devices that run on electrical power and depend on the controlled flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors to function.
   - Simple: Machines and gadgets that need electric power to work, such as phones, TVs, and computers.
   - _He repairs broken electronics in a small workshop downtown._
   - _Most modern electronics use tiny semiconductors to control electric current._
2. The study and use of electrical devices that work by controlling the flow of electrons or other charged particles, or by converting that flow to or from other forms of energy.
   - Simple: The study of how to make and use devices that control the flow of tiny electric charges.
   - _Electronics combines physics and engineering to design circuits and devices._
   - _Advances in electronics gave us smaller and faster computers._
3. The electronic circuits and components that form the inner workings of a device.
   - Simple: The wiring and parts inside a device that make it work.
   - _Water seeped into the radio and corroded its electronics._
   - _The technician traced the fault to a burned component in the electronics._

## Origin

Formed from "electron" combined with the suffix "-ics."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/electronics (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).