Ovonics
noun plural but usually singular in constructionOvon·ics | \ ōˈväniks \
Definition of Ovonics
: 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
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The first known use of Ovonics was in 1968
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