flat screen

American  

noun

1. a type of thin, lightweight video display that uses liquid crystals or electroluminescence to reflect images.

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Other Word Forms

• flat-screen adjective

Etymology

Origin of flat screen

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

And the vast majority of YouTube content is now beamed by radio—riding scarce spectrum to the viewer’s phone, computer or flat screen.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the background, a giant flat screen showed a football match from England's Premier League.

From Barron's

“That’s where you’re going to get that flat screen TV for 80% off,” Bodge said.

From MarketWatch

I found myself yelling a lot at the flat screen while watching the first four episodes of Guillermo del Toro’s new horror series, “The Strain,” which debuts on FX Sunday night.

From Los Angeles Times

A large flat screen on the wall of the Munich offices of the Mobility House, a firm whose investors include Mercedes-Benz and Renault, illustrates one way that carmakers could profit while helping to stabilize the grid.

From New York Times