flat-screen
/ˈflæt skriːn/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्लैट स्क्रीन
फ़्लैट-स्क्रीन, सपाट पर्दे वाला
Core word
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[only before noun]
(of a television or computer monitor) having a thin, flat display rather than a thick curved one
फ़्लैट-स्क्रीन, सपाट पर्दे वाला
- They bought a 43-inch flat-screen television for the living room.
- The old bulky monitor was replaced by a flat-screen display.
- Radhika's flat-screen TV is fixed on the wall.
+ 3 more examples
- The hotel room had a large flat-screen TV on the wall.
- Flat-screen monitors take up less space on a desk.
- He mounted the flat-screen television above the fireplace.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flat-screen + noun (before the noun)
Flat-screen is a hyphenated adjective placed before a noun: a flat-screen television, a flat-screen monitor.
'Flat-screen' hyphen वाला adjective है जो noun से पहले आता है: a flat-screen television, a flat-screen monitor।
- They bought a flat-screen television for the living room.
- The office replaced old monitors with flat-screen ones.
flat-screen as a noun phrase (a flat screen)
Without the hyphen, a flat screen is a noun phrase: the screen is flat. Use the hyphen only before a noun.
Hyphen के बिना 'a flat screen' noun phrase है: स्क्रीन चपटी है। Hyphen केवल noun से पहले लगता है।
- The new phone has a flat screen, not a curved one.
flat-screen vs LCD / LED / plasma
Flat-screen describes the shape; LCD, LED and plasma name the technology inside the screen.
'Flat-screen' आकार बताता है; LCD, LED और plasma भीतर की तकनीक बताते हैं।
- It is a flat-screen LED television with a thin frame.
wall-mounted flat-screen / large flat-screen
The word often comes with size or position: a 42-inch flat-screen, a wall-mounted flat-screen.
यह शब्द प्रायः आकार या स्थान के साथ आता है: a 42-inch flat-screen।
- A wall-mounted flat-screen saves space in a small room.
+Collocations 4
flat-screen + noun
televisionTVmonitordisplaycomputerprojector
- The hostel common room has a big flat-screen TV.
verb + flat-screen
buymountinstallswitch onreplace
- They mounted the flat-screen on the wall.
adjective + flat-screen
largethinslimwall-mountedhigh-definition
- He saved up for a thin high-definition flat-screen.
flat-screen + preposition
on a flat-screenwith a flat-screenin a flat-screenfrom a flat-screen
- We watched the match on a flat-screen in the canteen.
“More examples 6
- Radhika watches online lectures on a flat-screen monitor.
राधिका ऑनलाइन व्याख्यान फ्लैट-स्क्रीन मॉनिटर पर देखती है।
- The railway station has flat-screen displays showing train timings.
रेलवे स्टेशन पर ट्रेनों का समय दिखाने वाले फ्लैट-स्क्रीन डिस्प्ले लगे हैं।
- My uncle replaced his old heavy television with a flat-screen.
मेरे चाचा ने अपना पुराना भारी टेलीविज़न बदलकर फ्लैट-स्क्रीन ले लिया।
- The library installed a flat-screen near the entrance for notices.
पुस्तकालय ने सूचनाओं के लिए प्रवेश के पास फ्लैट-स्क्रीन लगवाया।
- A flat-screen television is easy to hang on a wall.
फ्लैट-स्क्रीन टेलीविज़न दीवार पर लटकाना आसान होता है।
- The shop was selling a flat-screen TV at half price during Diwali.
दुकान दीवाली पर फ्लैट-स्क्रीन टीवी आधी क़ीमत पर बेच रही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He bought a flat screen television.
✓ He bought a flat-screen television.
Use a hyphen when flat-screen works as one adjective before a noun.
जब 'flat-screen' noun से पहले एक adjective की तरह आए, तब hyphen लगाया जाता है।
✗ He bought a 42 inches flat-screen television.
✓ He bought a 42-inch flat-screen television.
In a compound adjective, the unit stays singular and is joined by a hyphen.
संयुक्त विशेषण में इकाई singular रहती है और hyphen से जुड़ती है।