Meanings
adjectiveoptoelectromechanical (not comparable)
- not comparableoptoelectric and electromechanical
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Ancient Greekὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)
- Ancient Greekὀπτός (optós)
- Englishopto-
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishelectromechanical
- Englishoptoelectromechanical
From opto- + electromechanical.
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optoelectromechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectromechanical
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“optoelectromechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectromechanical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optoelectromechanical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectromechanical.
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