avionics

plural noun

avi·​on·​ics ˌā-vē-ˈä-niks 

ˌa-

: electronics designed for use in aerospace vehicles

avionic

ˌā-vē-ˈä-nik 

ˌa-

adjective

Examples of avionics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To make room for the second cockpit, the forward fuselage fuel tank and avionics growth space were reduced. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Bjelde was one of SpaceX’s first employees—joining as an avionics engineer in 2003, just a year after the company was founded, according to LinkedIn. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Also, your avionics flight software is always tricky to integrate. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026

An array would consist of thousands of independent tiles as small as 100 square centimeters, each with its own solar cells, transmitter, and avionics. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2023

Word History

Etymology

aviation electronics

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for avionics

• harmonics
• ionics
• mnemonics
• photonics
• tectonics
• conics
• onyx
• phonics
• sonics
• tonics
• electronics
• histrionics