-tronics

suffix

Forms the names of types of electronic devices and systems. Also used to form the name of a number of electronics and technology companies.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms the names of types of electronic devices and systems. Also used to form the name of a number of electronics and technology companies.

Origin

Formed from a rebracketing of electronics as elec + -tronics, rather than the original electron + -ic + -s; first attested in molectronics (1959)/moletronics (1962). Equivalent to -tron + -ic + -s.

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APA

-tronics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tronics

MLA

“-tronics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tronics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tronics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tronics.

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