Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charge-coupled device

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: charge--cou-pled de-vice
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

charge-coupled devices (plural)

Synonyms

CCD

Questions

What does charge-coupled device mean?: 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.

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