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mos

mos

9.6
A short written form for month used to show time in months
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : mes
  • And this gets us to Fidos, which is also based on Chrome MOS and produced by FID Innovations.
  • Latest 12 mos
  • 12 mos
  • 3 mos

Examples

  • The project is expected to last for three mos.

  • We we learned, we learned how to get deals off the MOS and this ball on Craigslist.

  • Mos represents how many months you're into your existing contract.

    Blog text (6)

  • Yet another method of reducing some of the voltage requirements is to use a CMOS switch in the pixel circuit in place of the usual n-MOS transistor.

    Academic text (2000)

  • She has been a member of the club for six mos and loves it.

  • If you start now, you'll have your project completed in four mos.

How Long

decade
∞ 1.0
year
∞ 1.0
mos
  • Informal
9.6
week
∞ 1.0
day
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mos singular
mos plural

Morphology

mos = month (transparent) = mo + s

Conventional written clipping/abbreviation of 'month' with a plural marker; readers familiar with common abbreviations will readily interpret it.

Etymology

The word mos is a written short form of month or months, used in notes and on forms, so '3 mos' simply means 'three months'.