liq·uid-crys·tal display (lĭk'wĭd-krĭs'təl)  (click for larger image in new window) n. Abbr. LCD A low-power flat-panel display used in many laptop computers, calculators and digital watches, made up of a liquid crystal that is sandwiched between layers of glass or plastic and becomes opaque when electric current passes through it. The contrast between the opaque and transparent areas forms visible characters. |
| liquid-crystal display
See LCD. |