LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does liquid crystal display mean? 

• LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (noun)
  The noun LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY has 1 sense:

1. a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.

  Familiarity information: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (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.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

LCD; liquid crystal display

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)