flatscreen

English

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

Etymology

Compound from English flat (apartment, dwelling, flatten, make flat) + English screen.

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English

screen

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