Meanings
nouncryoelectronics (uncountable)
- uncountablethe study, design and manufacture of electronic components that function at low temperatures; especially those that employ superconductivity
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
- Englishcryo-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectron
- Englishelectronics
- Englishcryoelectronics
From cryo- + electronics.
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APA
cryoelectronics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoelectronics
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“cryoelectronics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoelectronics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryoelectronics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoelectronics.
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