-tronics

-tronics

English

Etymology

Formed from a rebracketing of electronics as elec + -tronics, rather than the original electron + -ic + -s; first attested in molectronics (1959)/moletronics (1962).[1] Equivalent to -tron +‎ -ic +‎ -s.

Suffix

-tronics

  1. Forms the names of types of electronic devices and systems. Also used to form the name of a number of electronics and technology companies.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tronics
animatronics
atomtronics
caloritronics
claytronics
conetronics
cryotronics
cybertronics
Frippertronics
gizmotronics
heatronics
immunotronics
mechatronics
mecomtronics
moletronics
olfactronics
optronics
phytotronics
piezotronics
psychotronics
spintronics
straintronics
tribotronics
twistronics
valleytronics

References

  1. ^ “electronics, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2026.
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