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CMOS

UK/ˈsiːmɒs/

CMOS is the initialism of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor.

Noun (1)

CMOS (uncountable)

  1. a CMOS based image sensor

Noun (2) capitalized: CMOs

CMOs

  1. (plural) plural of CMO

Forms of CMOS

alternative formC-MOS

Origin of CMOS

From C (“complementary”) + MOS.

Questions about CMOS

What does CMOS mean?
CMOS means a CMOS based image sensor.
What is CMOS the initialism of?
CMOS is the initialism of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor.
What part of speech is CMOS?
CMOS is a noun.
How do you pronounce CMOS?
CMOS is pronounced /ˈsiːmɒs/ (UK).

Words near CMOS in the dictionary

  1. CMNF
  2. CMO
  3. cmon
  4. cMOOC
  5. cMOOCs
  6. CMOS
  7. CMP
  8. CMPs
  9. CMR
  10. cms
  11. CMSA

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Adapted from Wiktionary: CMOS (page history and authors); CMOs (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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