Ovonics

noun plural but usually singular in construction

Ovon·​ics

ōˈväniks

: a branch of electronics that deals with applications of the change from an electrically nonconducting state to a semiconducting state shown by glasses of special composition upon application of a certain minimum voltage

ovonic adjective often capitalized

Word History

Etymology

Stanford R. Ovshinsky born 1923 American inventor + electronics

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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