Meanings
adjectivenormally black (not comparable)
- not comparableengineeringfor LCD to be opaque and thus black when voltage is not applied to a pixel electrode and transparent and thus white when voltage is applied.
Antonyms: normally white
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefor LCD to be opaque and thus black when voltage is not applied to a pixel electrode and transparent and thus white when voltage is applied.
Opposite
Origin
From normally (“no voltage”) + black (“opaque”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French normalement noir
- normalement noiropaque when voltage is not applied
Japanese ノーマリーブラック
- ノーマリーブラック (nōmarī burakku)opaque when voltage is not applied
Korean 노멀리 블랙
- 노멀리 블랙 (nomeolli beullaek)opaque when voltage is not applied
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normally black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normally%20black
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“normally black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normally%20black. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “normally black,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/normally%20black.
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