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# electronics

noun (electronics — uncountable, used with a singular verb)

«electronics» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Electronics are devices that use electricity and tiny parts like chips to work, such as phones, computers and games consoles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#m1)
2. Electronics is the science and technology of designing and making these devices and their circuits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and design technology lessons, pupils build simple circuits with batteries, bulbs and buzzers, an introduction to electronics. In everyday life, families use and recycle electronics; screen time rules may apply. Phrases: consumer electronics, the electronics shop, recycle electronics.

### Examples

- Phones and tablets are electronics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#x1)
- Keep electronics away from water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#x2)
- My uncle studies electronics at college. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#x3)
- We learned about electronics by building a circuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#x4)
- Old electronics should be recycled, not thrown in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#x5)
- The electronics shop sells headphones and cameras. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/#x6)

### Note

Electronics ends in -s but is usually treated as uncountable; the subject takes a singular verb: Electronics is interesting. Adjective: electronic (an electronic toy). Electrical means using electricity in general; electronic means using chips and circuits.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «electronics» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electronics/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«electronics» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/electronics.html) on Mova free.