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CMOS¹

  • /ˈsiːmɒs/ UK

Sounds like sea moss

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From C (“complementary”) + MOS.

noun C-MOS

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor

noun C-MOS

  1. uncountable a CMOS based image sensor

CMOs²

noun

  1. plural plural of CMO

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noun complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor

РусскийКомплементарный полевой транзистор

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@misc{cmos_2026,
  title = {CMOS},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cmos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}