"CMOS" meaning in English

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Noun

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

IPA: /ˈsiːmɒs/ [UK] Forms: C-MOS [alternative]
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  1. (photography) a CMOS based image sensor Tags: uncountable Related terms: CCD
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