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FET¹

noun FETs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of field-effect transistor

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, historical Ellipsis of FET y de las JONS, a political party in Francoist Spain. FET was the only legal party in Spain in the 60s.

fet²

  • /fɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

From Middle English fetten, feten, from Old English fetian, fatian (“to bring, fetch”), probably a conflation of Proto-West Germanic *fetan, from Proto-Germanic *fetaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to walk, stumble, fall”); and Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to hold, seize”), also from Proto-Indo-European *ped-.

Cognate with Dutch vatten (“to catch, grab”), German fassen (“to lay hold of, seize, take, hold”). Compare also Icelandic feta (“to find one's way”). More at fetch.

verb fets · fetting · fet

  1. obsolete To fetch. And from the other fiftie soone the prisoner fet

fet³

  • /fɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

Compare feat, French fait, and Italian fetta (“slice”), German Fetzen (“rag”).

noun fets

  1. obsolete A piece. That the bottom clear, Now lay'd with many a fet of seed pearl,

fet⁴

  • /fɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

noun

  1. abbreviation, attributive, clipping, uncountable Clipping of fetish oh, btw...when you consider the fet-clothing available out there, realize how many have a collar attached.

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noun field effect transistor

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@misc{fet_2026,
  title = {fet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}