Meanings
nounvisiplate (plural visiplates)
plural visiplates
- literatureAn electronic screen capable of displaying images or data.
The glare of a searchlight splashed against his visiplates. Simultaneously, the ship jumped like some toy that had been struck an intolerable blow.
1940, A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Slan, Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., published 1946, page 101Synonyms: vidscreen, videoscreen, viewscreen, visiscreen, viewplate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electronic screen capable of displaying images or data.
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Origin
Possibly derived from vision + plate.
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