flat screen


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

Origin of flat screen

1
First recorded in 1970–75
  • Also called flat panel, flat-panel display .

Other words from flat screen

  • flat-screen, adjective

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How to use flat screen in a sentence

  • She had turned to a desk with an Xbox on it, connected to an expensive-looking flat-panel TV.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • At first it was a flat panel, flush with the sides of the door and separated from the sides and top only by a small bead molding.

    Remodeled Farmhouses | Mary H. Northend
  • Flat panel paintings are known locally as retablos, while sculptured forms are bultos.

    The Penitente Moradas of Abiqui | Richard E. Ahlborn
  • The next stage is a slight inclination in the back, still possessing a flat panel.

British Dictionary definitions for flatscreen

flatscreen

/ (ˈflætˌskriːn) /


noun
    • a slimline television set or computer monitor with a flat screen

    • (as modifier): a flatscreen television

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