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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to a thin monitor or television, such as an LCD or plasma display.

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Examples

  • For the first time, the average price of a 47-inch flat-panel television is less than $1,000, good news for consumers but the latest sign of tough times for the TV industry.

    Prices for LCD TVs Continue to Fall Matt Jarzemsky 2011

  • Sharp Corp., which makes TV sets and flat-panel displays, said Wednesday that it now expects a net loss this fiscal year of ¥290 billion, its biggest ever, due to a tax-asset write-down that became necessary because of its uncertain business outlook.

    Panasonic Forecasts $10 Billion Loss Juro Osawa 2012

  • Lee Scott, the former CEO of Wal-Mart, reported strong flat-panel sales in the beginning of January, after a disappointing Christmas season.

    Home Economics 2009

  • SAN FRANCISCO -- Roku is thinking outside its set-top box in an attempt to bring more Internet video to flat-panel televisions.

    Roku Streaming Stick Expands Company's Horizons Beyond Set-Top Boxes 2012

  • Even flat-panel televisions, the iconic unnecessary consumer good of the past decade, have proved surprisingly resilient.

    Home Economics 2009

  • It has encountered difficulty in recent years, as it fell behind in flat-panel TVs to rivals like Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, as well as in digital music players to Apple Inc.

    Former Sony chairman Sony credited with developing CDs dies 2011

  • Manufacturers in the segment that includes flat-panel TVs expect August production to plunge over 13%.

    Japan's Bumpy Road Back to Normality James Simms 2011

  • Soleusair HM2-15R-32 flat-panel space heater with remote for $60..

    Presidents' Day deals on some of our top-rated products 2011

  • To more accurately gauge price trends, the weighting will go up for items that are rapidly becoming cheaper for shoppers, such as flat-panel televisions and personal computers.

    Japan's Deflated Outlook James Simms 2011

  • Asian flat-panel makers thrived until the first half of last year due to strong sales of high-end TVs, but market conditions turned weak toward the end of last year as demand lagged supply.

    LG Display's Net Plunges 96% Jung-Ah Lee 2011

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