Meanings
nounoptoelectronics (uncountable)
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe branch of physics that deals with the interaction of light with electronic devices, or the production of light from such devices
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
- Englishelectronics
- Englishoptoelectronics
From opto- + electronics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French optoélectronique
- optoélectroniquebranch of physics
German Optoelektronik
- Optoelektronikbranch of physics
Greek οπτοηλεκτρονική
- οπτοηλεκτρονική (optoïlektronikí)branch of physics
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with optoelectronics
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
optoelectronics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectronics
MLA
“optoelectronics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectronics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optoelectronics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optoelectronics.
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