plasma TV

American  

noun

1. a television set with a flat-panel screen containing many gas-filled cells that are converted into a plasma when subjected to an electric current, forming the pixels of the display.

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Etymology

Origin of plasma TV

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

“I’m sure you can guess whose things had to go,” said Li, who is the CEO of Qore Performance Inc. in Knoxville, Tenn. Li embraced the purge as an excuse to resell everything from his old designer suits to a plasma TV via Craigslist—which in 2018 was the online marketplace of choice.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a long dresser against the opposite wall, topped with a plasma TV, an empty ice bucket, a small tray filled with travel brochures for Port Angeles, the Olympic National Park, and the Pacific Coast.

From Literature

Even the cables for the plasma TV on the wall, they all disappear behind that wall.

From Slate

Through the 90-inch plasma TV, it was clear that the spectre of Argentinian expectations hung over Messi just as much as Diego Maradona’s presence did in the stands.

From The Guardian

A black-and-white set cost 55,500 yen in 1964 compared with 47,500 yen for a plasma TV today - and took nearly a month’s salary.

From Reuters