Phrase guide

liquid crystal display

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A display device that uses liquid crystals to control luminance of each pixel or pattern.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LCD

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LCD

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: digital display, alphanumeric display

Narrower terms: active matrix screen, passive matrix display

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: течнокристален дисплей (tečnokristalen displej) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Finnish: nestekidenäyttö — display device using liquid crystal
  • French: afficheur à cristaux liquides — display device using liquid crystal
  • French: écran à cristaux liquides — display device using liquid crystal
  • Hungarian: folyadékkristályos kijelző — display device using liquid crystal
  • Japanese: 液晶ディスプレイ (ekishō disupurei) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Japanese: LCD (LCD) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Korean: 액정 디스플레이 (aekjeong diseupeullei) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Korean: LCD (LCD) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Macedonian: течнокристален екран (tečnokristalen ekran) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Macedonian: екран со течни кристали (ekran so tečni kristali) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Macedonian: ЛЦД (LCD) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Malay: paparan hablur cecair — display device using liquid crystal
  • Polish: wyświetlacz ciekłokrystaliczny — display device using liquid crystal
  • Russian: жидкокристалли́ческий диспле́й (židkokristallíčeskij displéj) — display device using liquid crystal
  • Russian: ЖК-диспле́й (ŽK-displéj) — display device using liquid crystal