LCD

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abbreviation

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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Origin of LCD

First recorded in 1970–75

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH LCD

LCD , LED

Words nearby LCD

lbw, LC, l.c.a., LCAT, LCAT deficiency, LCD, LCD TV, L.C.F., l'chaim, LCI, LCJ

Other definitions for LCD (2 of 2)

L.C.D.

or l.c.d.

abbreviation

least common denominator; lowest common denominator.

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How to use LCD in a sentence

He dishes to Jean Trinh on angry comics, his love for LCD Soundsystem, and more.
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His latest music obsessions include LCD Soundsystem, Peter Green (from Fleetwood Mac), and Iggy Pop.
Meet Marc Maron: the Comedic Podcast Giant on His New IFC Show & More|Jean Trinh|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another 30,000 meters of fiber-optic cables criss-cross another 300 LCD screens spread over 100 rooms in the Ops Center.
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From LCD Soundsystem to 'The Daily Show,' WATCH VIDEO of more cameos.
The Muppets Get Hip|Alex Berg|August 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST

As Liveris explains, American research and development dollars created the technologies behind LCD televisions.
A CEO’s Defense of Government|R.M. Schneiderman|June 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The little LCD set into the control panel lit up and started to play the standard video spiel, narrated in grizzled voice-over.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Kurt picked a fragile LCD out of a box of dozens of them and smashed it on the side of the table.
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British Dictionary definitions for LCD (1 of 2)

lcd

LCD

abbreviation for

lowest common denominator

British Dictionary definitions for LCD (2 of 2)

LCD

abbreviation for

liquid-crystal display

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for LCD

LCD

[ ēl′sē-dē′ ]

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.