1.
flat-screen TV; flat-panel television
A thin, flat television using LCD, LED, or similar panel technology, as opposed to the bulky cathode-ray-tube sets that came before.
薄型テレビに買い替えた。
I replaced it with a flat-screen TV.
薄型テレビは壁にかけられる。
A flat-screen TV can be mounted on the wall.
最近の薄型テレビは画質がよく、値段も下がってきた。
Recent flat-screen TVs have good picture quality, and prices have come down.
Compound of 薄型 (thin-bodied) + テレビ (TV). Refers to modern flat-panel sets, contrasted with the older ブラウン{管} cathode-ray-tube televisions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 薄型テレビを壁にかける: to mount a flat-screen TV on the wall
- 大型薄型テレビ: large flat-screen TV
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 液晶テレビ: LCD television — names the panel type
- 大型テレビ: large-screen TV — emphasizes size rather than thinness