Meanings
noune-ink (countable and uncountable, plural e-inks)
plural e-inks
- countableuncountabletypically attributiveA type of electronic display technology used in e-readers to imitate printed ink.First known use 1997
Origin
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectron
- Englishelectronic
- Englishe-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Ancient Greekἐν (en)
- Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
- Proto-Indo-European*keh₂w-
- Proto-Hellenic*káwyō
- Ancient Greekκαίω (kaíō)
- Ancient Greekκαυστός (kaustós)
- Ancient Greekἔγκαυστον (énkauston)
- Late Latinencaustum
- Old Frenchenque
- Middle Englishynke
- Englishink
- Englishe-ink
From e- + ink. Genericized trademark from E Ink, a brand of eletronic display technology, founded in 1997.
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e-ink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-ink
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