LCD

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. liquid crystal display: a method of displaying readings continuously, as on digital watches, portable computers, and calculators, using a liquid crystal film, sealed between glass plates, that changes its optical properties when a voltage is applied.

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L.C.D. ² American  

Or l.c.d.

abbreviation

1. least common denominator; lowest common denominator.

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LCD ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. liquid-crystal display

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lcd ² British  

abbreviation

1. lowest common denominator

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LCD Scientific  

/ ēl′sē-dē′ /

1. Short for liquid-crystal display. A low-power, flat-panel display used in many digital devices to display numbers or images. It is made of a liquid containing crystals that are affected by electric current, sandwiched between filtering layers of glass or plastic. LCDs do not produce light of their own; instead, when electric current is passed through the material, the molecules of the “liquid crystal” twist so that they either reflect or transmit light from an external source.

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Etymology

Origin of LCD

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The early word from Mr. Styles is that the record was inspired in part by the music of LCD Soundsystem.

From The Wall Street Journal

But by his own admission, Styles attributes the vivid sonic textures of his latest album to the “joyous” influence of LCD Soundsystem.

From Salon

LCD Soundsystem is an obvious reference, but there are elements of 1980s experimentalists like Tom Tom Club, Art of Noise and even Gang Of Four in the mix.

From BBC

The next generation CX-5 has a conspicuously large LCD touch screen amidships.

From The Wall Street Journal

There wasn’t even a message scrolling across the LCD sign behind the counter to indicate that the plane had arrived or where it’d come from.

From Literature