flat screen

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• flat-screen adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flat screen¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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

Hernandez wasn’t even sure he had won until seeing the replay and keeping his eyes glued to the flat screen that showed the continuous loop.

From Seattle Times

“You just see so much more than you normally see on a flat screen. It’s the whole presence of things and the aura that things have.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mixing drinks and clearing tables at a hotel bar along the state's coast, the 52-year-old lifelong Maine resident saw a bright, red banner flashing across the flat screen TV hanging above the bar.

From BBC