LCD

liquid-crystal display: a method of displaying readings continuously, as on digital watches, portable computers, and calculators, using a liquid-crystal film, sealed between glass plates, that changes its optical properties when a voltage is applied.

Can be confused

LCD, LED.

L.C.D.

least common denominator; lowest common denominator.

Also, l.c.d.

Examples from the web for LCD

The maximum acceptable number of defective pixels for LCD varies greatly.

British Dictionary definitions for LCD

lcd

abbreviation

lowest common denominator

LCD

abbreviation

liquid-crystal display

Word Origin and History for LCD

1973, initialism from liquid crystal display, which is attested from 1968.

LCD in Science

LCD

(ēl'sē-dē')
Short for liquid-crystal display. A low-power, flat-panel display used in many digital devices to display numbers or images. It is made of a liquid containing crystals that are affected by electric current, sandwiched between filtering layers of glass or plastic. LCDs do not produce light of their own; instead, when electric current is passed through the material, the molecules of the "liquid crystal" twist so that they either reflect or transmit light from an external source.

LCD in Technology

liquid crystal display

Related Abbreviations for LCD

LCD

liquid crystal display
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l.c.d.

least common denominator