self-emitting

adjective

That emits its own light, rather than receiving it from a backlight.

“An OLED is self-emitting.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveself-emitting (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat emits its own light, rather than receiving it from a backlight.

    An OLED is self-emitting.

Origin

From self- + emitting.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

self-emitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-emitting

MLA

“self-emitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-emitting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-emitting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-emitting.

Source: self-emitting on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.