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# electronic

«electronic» in Mova's school dictionary: **Electronic describes machines and devices that work using…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (electronic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Electronic describes machines and devices that work using tiny electric circuits and chips, like phones, computers and games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#m1)

2) Electronic also describes things done or stored on computers, like electronic mail or electronic money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and design lessons pupils learn about electronic circuits, sensors and devices; in everyday life electronic things need batteries or charging. Phrases: «electronic devices», «electronic games», «electronic music», «an electronic register».

### examples

- Phones and tablets are electronic devices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x1)
- Please switch off all electronic devices in the exam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x2)
- The shop sells electronic toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x3)
- An electronic thermometer shows the number on a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x4)
- Email is short for electronic mail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x5)
- Keep electronic gadgets away from water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x6)
- The teacher takes an electronic register on the computer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/#x7)

### note

Related words: «electronics» (the subject or the gadgets), «electric» (works by electricity, like an electric kettle). Trap: «electric» is about power; «electronic» is about circuits that control and process signals. Safety: never take apart electronic things that are plugged in.

### In the corpora

- [Scientists also use electronic pH meters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/17-indicators-the-red-cabbage-rainbow/17/)
- [During take-off you follow the crew's instructions about electronic devices.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/271-airports-and-planes/13/)
- [The first electronic computers, in the 1940s, filled whole rooms and were used to break codes and do huge calculations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/36-computers-and-the-internet/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «electronic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.