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e-ink

UK/ˈiːˌɪŋk/US/ˈiˌɪŋk/

e-ink noun: a type of electronic display technology used in e-readers to imitate printed ink.

Noun

e-ink (countable and uncountable, plural e-inks)

  1. (typically attributive) A type of electronic display technology used in e-readers to imitate printed ink.

Forms of e-ink

plurale-inks

Origin of e-ink

From e- + ink. Genericized trademark from E Ink, a brand of eletronic display technology, founded in 1997.

Questions about e-ink

What does e-ink mean?
E-ink means a type of electronic display technology used in e-readers to imitate printed ink.
What part of speech is e-ink?
E-ink is a noun.
How do you pronounce e-ink?
E-ink is pronounced /ˈiːˌɪŋk/ (UK).
What is the plural of e-ink?
The plural of e-ink is e-inks.

Words near e-ink in the dictionary

  1. e-illiteracy
  2. e-illiterate
  3. e-inclusion
  4. e-infrastructure
  5. e-infrastructures
  6. e-ink
  7. e-inks
  8. e-introduction
  9. e-introductions
  10. e-invitation
  11. e-invitations

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