Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun passive_matrix_display
1 sense of passive matrix display
Sense 1
passive matrix display -- (a type of LCD display used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays")
=> liquid crystal display, LCD -- (a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.)