Meanings
adjectiveflatscreen (not comparable)
- not comparableBeing slim from front to back, as opposed to earlier bulky, CRT-based models.
Synonyms: flat-panel
nounflatscreen (plural flatscreens)
plural flatscreens
- The whole device of which such a screen is a part; especially, a flatscreen television or a flatscreen monitor.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBeing slim from front to back, as opposed to earlier bulky, CRT-based models.
Similar
flat-panel
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 平板顯示器 /平板显示器
- 平板顯示器 /平板显示器 (píngbǎn xiǎnshìqì)flatpanel screen or device
French écran plat
- écran platflatpanel screen or device
German Flachbildschirm
- Flachbildschirmflatpanel screen or device
Icelandic flatskjár
- flatskjárflatpanel screen or device
Japanese フラット･スクリーン
- フラット･スクリーン (furatto sukurīn)flatpanel screen or device
Portuguese tela plana
- tela planaflatpanel screen or device
Russian пло́ский экра́н, плоскопане́льный диспле́й
- пло́ский экра́н (plóskij ekrán)flatpanel screen or device
- плоскопане́льный диспле́й (ploskopanɛ́lʹnyj displéj)flatpanel screen or device
Spanish pantalla plana
- pantalla planaflatpanel screen or device
Swedish plattskärm
- plattskärmflatpanel screen or device
Cite this entry
APA
flatscreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatscreen
MLA
“flatscreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatscreen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatscreen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatscreen.
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