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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.
Synonyms:
LCD; liquid crystal display
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("liquid crystal display" is a kind of...):
alphanumeric display; digital display (a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liquid crystal display"):
active matrix screen (a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel)
passive matrix display (a type of LCD display used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized)
