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electronics

DEFINITIONS OF: electronics

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

Types:
electron optics
the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields
microelectronics
the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components
thermionics
the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)
Type of:
natural philosophy, physics
the science of matter and energy and their interactions
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