electronic

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UK /ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ US /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪk/

adj 4noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, growing, indie, last, musical, physical, recent, special

The band's growing electronic sound helped them reach a wider audience.

VERB + ELECTRONIC

get, pen, rock, soldering, started, use

I used electronic tools to repair the broken circuit board in my old laptop.

ELECTRONIC + NOUN

arts, cigarette, commerce, components, computers, devices, dictionary, instrument

She switched to an electronic cigarette after smoking for twenty years.

PREP.

about, in, on, out, with

I need to find an electronic device and use it with one of the prepositions: about, in, on, out, with. The most natural collocation would be "electronic" + "on" (something is on an electronic device) or "with" (doing something with an

ADV.

especially

She especially enjoyed using electronic devices to stay in touch with her family abroad.

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.

Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.

Generated by an electronic device.

electronic music

Of or pertaining to the Internet.

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.

noun

A device which runs on electricity.

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Idioms & Phrases

electronic superhighway

the internet

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electronic music

Wiktionary

In recent years electronic computers have become increasingly important.

Tatoeba · #18646

The use of electronic computers is growing rapidly.

Tatoeba · #54571

Clive wants to be an electronic engineer.

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At Wimbledon there are now special electronic machines to judge the serves.

Tatoeba · #65678

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