Electronic

English[edit]

Pronunciationedit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ˌɛl.ɪkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/, /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑn.ɪk/, /ˌiː.lɛkˈtɹɑn.ɪk/

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Adjectiveedit

electronic (not )

1. (physics, chemistry): Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
2. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
3. Generated by an electronic device.

   electronic music

4. Of or pertaining to the Internet

   2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist‎, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.

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Translationsedit

pertaining to electrons

operating on behavior of electrons

generated by electronic device

of or pertaining to the Internet