plasma TV

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of plasma TV

First recorded in 1980–85

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plasma TV

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

From Slate ● May 7, 2021

I was glued to my old plasma TV from start to finish sucking on a white towel like Jerry Tarkanian of the UNLV’s Runnin’ Rebels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2021

No one is advocating plasma TV screens in every cell.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2016

In my tests, I compared Samsung’s flagship 4K television, the JS9500, which costs $4,500, side by side with my three-year-old Panasonic 1080p plasma TV.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2016

“Yeah, to buy a plasma TV, not to donate to charity.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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