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flatscreen

flatscreen adjective: being slim from front to back, as opposed to earlier bulky, CRT-based models.

Adjective

flatscreen (not comparable)

  1. Being slim from front to back, as opposed to earlier bulky, CRT-based models.
    Synonyms:
    flat-panel

Noun

flatscreen (plural flatscreens)

  1. A screen of this kind.
  2. The whole device of which such a screen is a part; especially, a flatscreen television or a flatscreen monitor.

Synonyms of flatscreen

  • flat-panel

Forms of flatscreen

pluralflatscreens

Origin of flatscreen

From flat + screen.

Questions about flatscreen

What does flatscreen mean?
Flatscreen means being slim from front to back, as opposed to earlier bulky, CRT-based models.
What part of speech is flatscreen?
Flatscreen can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near flatscreen in the dictionary

  1. flats down
  2. flats out
  3. flatsawn
  4. flatscape
  5. flatscapes
  6. flatscreen
  7. flatscreens
  8. flatsedge
  9. flatsedges
  10. flatsful
  11. flatshare

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