Meanings
adjectiveoptoelectronic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to optoelectronics.
- not comparableThat has both optical and electronic components, especially such components that interact.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Ancient Greekὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)
- Ancient Greekὀπτός (optós)
- Englishopto-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectron
- Englishelectronic
- Englishoptoelectronic
From opto- + electronic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French optoélectronique, optoélectronique
- optoélectroniquepertaining to optoelectronics
- optoélectroniquethat has both optical and electronic components
Italian optoelettronico, optoelettronico
- optoelettronicopertaining to optoelectronics
- optoelettronicothat has both optical and electronic components
Polish optoelektroniczny, optoelektroniczny
- optoelektronicznypertaining to optoelectronics
- optoelektronicznythat has both optical and electronic components
Portuguese optoeletrônico, optoeletrónico
- optoeletrônicopertaining to optoelectronics
- optoeletrónicopertaining to optoelectronics
- optoeletrônicothat has both optical and electronic components
- optoeletrónicothat has both optical and electronic components
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APA
optoelectronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectronic
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“optoelectronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectronic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optoelectronic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectronic.
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