definitions

flat screen

noun

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

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Nearby words

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Also called flat panel, flat-panel display.

Related forms

flat-screen, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Science definitions for flat-panel display

flat-panel display

[ flăt′păn′əl ]

A thin, often lightweight video display used in computer monitors and televisions as an alternative to the cathode-ray tube. Flat-panel displays often employ liquid crystals or electroluminescent materials such as light-emitting diodes. Also called flat screen
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