plasma TV

noun

1. a television set with a flat-panel screen containing many gas-filled cells that are converted into a plasma when subjected to an electric current, forming the pixels of the display.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasma TV¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

There is a long dresser against the opposite wall, topped with a plasma TV, an empty ice bucket, a small tray filled with travel brochures for Port Angeles, the Olympic National Park, and the Pacific Coast.

From Literature

“Some took only what they needed and some took everything, from an old television set to a big plasma TV, computers and expensive alcohol.”

From New York Times

Even the cables for the plasma TV on the wall, they all disappear behind that wall.

From Slate

Through the 90-inch plasma TV, it was clear that the spectre of Argentinian expectations hung over Messi just as much as Diego Maradona’s presence did in the stands.

From The Guardian

A black-and-white set cost 55,500 yen in 1964 compared with 47,500 yen for a plasma TV today - and took nearly a month’s salary.

From Reuters