Meanings
nouncharge-coupled device (plural charge-coupled devices)
plural charge-coupled devices
- A device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for example by conversion into a digital value.
Synonyms: CCD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device for the movement of electrical charge, usually from within the device to an area where the charge can be manipulated, for example by conversion into a digital value.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 感光耦合元件
- 感光耦合元件device for the movement of electrical charge
Esperanto ŝargkuplita aparato
- ŝargkuplita aparatodevice for the movement of electrical charge
Finnish varauskytketty piiri, CCD
- varauskytketty piiridevice for the movement of electrical charge
- CCDdevice for the movement of electrical charge
French dispositif à couplage de charge
- dispositif à couplage de chargedevice for the movement of electrical charge
Hungarian CCD, töltéscsatolt eszköz
- CCDdevice for the movement of electrical charge
- töltéscsatolt eszközdevice for the movement of electrical charge
Japanese CCDイメージセンサ
- CCDイメージセンサdevice for the movement of electrical charge
Russian ПЗС, прибо́р с заря́довой свя́зью
- ПЗС (PZS)device for the movement of electrical charge
- прибо́р с заря́довой свя́зью (pribór s zarjádovoj svjázʹju)device for the movement of electrical charge
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APA
charge-coupled device. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge-coupled%20device
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“charge-coupled device.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge-coupled%20device. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charge-coupled device,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charge-coupled%20device.
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