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Words people most associate with “electronics”:

  1. computer,
  2. television,
  3. stove,
  4. technology,
  5. wires

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Noun (1 meaning)

1. the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices.

electronics

electronics is a type of:
types of electronics:
  • electron optics (noun) - the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields
  • microelectronics (noun) - the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components
  • thermionics (noun) - the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)
electronics is derivationally related to:
  • electronic (adjective) - of or relating to electronics
  • electronic (adjective) - of or concerned with electrons
Member of this domain - TOPIC:
  • contact, tangency (noun) - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
  • to decouple (verb) - reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
  • demodulation (noun) - (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
  • digital (adjective) - of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
  • to dope (verb) - add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
  • echo (noun) - a reflected television or radio or radar beam
  • fault (noun) - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
  • frequency response (noun) - (electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
  • frequency-response curve, frequency-response characteristic (noun) - (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
  • growing (noun) - (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
  • heterodyne (adjective) - of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations
  • limiter, clipper (noun) - (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude
  • modulation (noun) - (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave
  • mono, monophonic, single-channel (adjective) - designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
  • network, electronic network (noun) - (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
  • pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse (noun) - (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
  • redundancy (noun) - (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
  • ripple (noun) - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
  • series (noun) - (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
  • solid-state (adjective) - consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices
  • stand-alone (adjective) - capable of operating independently
  • stereophonic, stereo, two-channel (adjective) - designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels
  • sunrise industry (noun) - a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics)
  • time constant (noun) - (electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
  • transistor, junction transistor, electronic transistor (noun) - a semiconductor device capable of amplification