flatscreen

English

Etymology

flat + screen

Adjective

flatscreen (not comparable)

  1. (of a television or monitor) Being slim from front to back, as opposed to earlier bulky models; like a flatpanel.
  2. (dated) being flat square, having the image display surface of a display screen being flat
  3. (dated) being vertically flat, having a image display surface of a CRT display screen that is vertically flat, but horizontally round

Noun

flatscreen (plural flatscreens)

  1. A screen or device of this kind

Synonyms

  • (a slim flat square display screen): flatpanel

Antonyms

  • (flat square display): roundscreen
  • (vertically flat display): roundscreen

Hyponyms

  • (flat panel display): flatscreen LCD, flatscreen plasma, flatscreen OLED
  • (flat square display): flat CRT, flatscreen CRT, rear-projection display

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