liquid-crystal display

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noun

a flat-screen display in which an array of liquid-crystal elements can be selectively activated to generate an image, an electric field applied to each element altering its optical properties; it is used, for example, in portable computers, digital watches, and calculatorsAbbreviation: LCD

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Words nearby liquid-crystal display

liquidate, liquidation, liquidator, liquid compass, liquid crystal, liquid-crystal display, liquid ecstasy, liquid fire, liquid glass, liquid gold, liquidity

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How to use liquid-crystal display in a sentence

Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
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Some of the video was crystal clear, but in other footage the figures were just fuzzy shadows in black and white.
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During the height of his disenchantment, he visited his hometown where an old friend gave him some liquid acid.
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“It seems that the different standard is (based on) the length of the beard and outwardly display of piety,” Hamdani said.
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Liking for a single colour is a considerably smaller display of mind than an appreciation of the relation of two colours.
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Never before in human experience had such a display of kindly feeling and profound regret been witnessed in similar circumstances.
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The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
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There was not one of us who did not consider this meteoric display prophetic.
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Aristide stood gossiping until the Mayor invited him to take a place at the table and consume liquid refreshment.
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Scientific definitions for liquid-crystal display

liquid-crystal display

See LCD.