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ELECTRONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
Example:
electronic devices
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Derivation:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or concerned with electrons
Example:
electronic energy
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
electron (an elementary particle with negative charge)
Derivation:
electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
Context examples:
As a result of those properties, MXenes have potential applications in everything from batteries to electronic sensors.
(Vitamin C is key to protection of new nanomaterial, National Science Foundation)
A printed, optical, or electronic document designed to record all of the clinical study-required information stipulated in the protocol to be reported to the sponsor on each clinical trial subject.
(Case Report Form, NCI Thesaurus)
A list of goods or services on sale with their description and prices published as a printed document, or as an electronic document.
(Catalog, NCI Thesaurus)
A device designed to reduce the flow of air through a duct or an electronic device designed to decrease the amplitude of oscillations in a sytem.
(Damper Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
Any record of a medical imaging event whether physical or electronic.
(Medical Image, NCI Thesaurus)
A communication or electronic circuit designed to delay the transmission of a signal by a set amount.
(Delay Line Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A problem that results from improper sequencing or activation of electronic components.
(Device Hardware Timing Problem Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
An electronic device designed to generate a constant current.
(Current Source Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A clear cover over an instrument or any crystalline element component of an electronic device.
(Crystal Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
In addition, it regulates radiation-emitting electronic products (medical and non-medical) such as lasers, x-ray systems, ultrasound equipment, microwave ovens and color televisions.
(Center for Devices and Radiological Health, NCI Thesaurus)
