optoelectronics

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der.

Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)

Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der.

English opto-

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti

Proto-Hellenic *éimi

Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der.

English ion

blend

English electron

▲

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

▲

Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ms

Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.

Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s

Proto-Germanic *-ōz

Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

English -ics

English electronics

English optoelectronics

From opto- + electronics.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑptoʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɑnɪks/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɒptəʊ.iːlɛkˈtɹɒnɪks/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

optoelectronics (uncountable)

1. (physics) The branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices

Derived terms

• nanooptoelectronics
• optoelectronic

Translations

branch of physics

• French: optoélectronique (fr) f
• German: Optoelektronik f
• Greek: οπτοηλεκτρονική (el) f (optoïlektronikí)

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