: an electronic display (as of the time in a digital watch) that consists of segments of a liquid crystal whose reflectivity varies according to the voltage applied to them

LCD

2 of 2

abbreviation

least common denominator; lowest common denominator

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Noun
The duo previously worked on the LCD Soundsystem concert film Shut Up And Play The Hits and Meet Me In The Bathroom, the documentary on the early 2000s NYC music scene. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 The duo previously directed Meet Me in the Bathroom, the documentary on the 2000s rock scene in New York, as well as Shut Up and Play the Hits, a documentary film about LCD Soundsystem. Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025 The film is being created and produced by Peaky Blinders scribe Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, who were responsible for LCD Soundsystem’s 2012 concert film Shut Up and Play the Hits. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025 Currently titled Oasis Live ’25, it will be produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the duo behind LCD Soundsystem’s concert film Shut Up and Play the Hits and the 2000s New York music scene documentary Meet Me in the Bathroom. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2025 This marks the second time that LCD Soundsystem have thrown a London residency, following their six-show run in 2022 at the same venue. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025 The band just announced a run of 10 shows across five cities in the U.S. LCD Soundsystem’s North American tour kicks off with a festival stop in Phoenix before a run of headlining shows in San Diego, Austin, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025 But there on the back of the LCD monitor, the comet made its presence known. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025 There are the festival-season floor-fillers, the bombshell comebacks, the boom-or-busts, the will-they-even-release-its (looking at you, Lana, Lorde, and LCD Soundsystem), and, of course, the most long-awaited, long-debated, and long-delayed of long players. Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

liquid crystal display

First Known Use

Noun

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of LCD was in 1973

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“LCD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LCD. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

LCD

noun
ˌel-ˌsē-ˈdē
: a type of electronic display screen
Etymology

Noun

liquid crystal display

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