LCD


abbreviation
  1. 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.

Origin of LCD

1
First recorded in 1970–75

Words that may be confused with LCD

Other definitions for L.C.D. (2 of 2)

L.C.D.

abbreviation
  1. least common denominator; lowest common denominator.

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British Dictionary definitions for lcd (1 of 2)

lcd

abbreviation for
  1. lowest common denominator

British Dictionary definitions for LCD (2 of 2)

LCD

abbreviation for
  1. liquid-crystal display

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Scientific definitions for LCD

LCD

[ ēlsē-dē′ ]


  1. 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.

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