"CMOS" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːmɒs/ [UK] Forms: C-MOS [alternative]
Etymology: From C (“complementary”) + MOS. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|C<t:complementary>|MOS|text=+|tree=1}} [complementary]]", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "C", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "MOS", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "CMOS", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="CMOS"> From C (“complementary”) + MOS. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} CMOS (uncountable)
  1. (electronics) Initialism of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor Related terms: MOS, MOSFET, NMOS, PMOS, BJT, FET, JFET, TTL [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering] Coordinate_terms: MOS [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], NMOS [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], PMOS [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering] Translations (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor): Комплементарный полевой транзистор (alt: МОП-транзистор) (Russian)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːmɒs/ [UK] Forms: C-MOS [alternative]
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  1. (photography) a CMOS based image sensor Tags: uncountable Related terms: CCD
    Sense id: en-CMOS-en-noun-UenuOcyJ Categories (other): Photography, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 89 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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