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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A type of electronic display technology used in e-readers to imitate printed ink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: typically attributive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h1ey- Proto-Indo-European *h1éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English e- Proto-Indo-European *h1én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *keh2w-? Proto-Hellenic *káyyō Ancient Greek καίω (kaíō) Ancient Greek καυστός (kaustós) Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston)bor. Late Latin encaustumder. Old French enquebor. Middle English ynke English ink English e-ink From e- + ink. Genericized trademark from E Ink, a brand of eletronic display technology, founded in 1997.
