display
♦♦ dis|play /dɪspl'eɪ/ (displays displaying displayed)
1 [VERB] V n
If you display something that you want people to see, you put it in a particular place, so that people can see it easily.
Among the protesters and war veterans proudly displaying their medals was Aubrey Rose...
= exhibit
[N-UNCOUNT] oft on N
Display is also a noun.
Most of the other artists whose work is on display were his pupils or colleagues.
2 [VERB] V n to n, V n
If you display something, you show it to people.
She displayed her wound to the twelve gentlemen of the jury...
The chart can then display the links connecting these groups.
= show
3 [VERB] V n
If you display a characteristic, quality, or emotion, you behave in a way which shows that you have it.
He has displayed remarkable courage in his efforts to reform the party.
= show
[N-VAR] oft N of n
Display is also a noun.
Normally, such an outward display of affection is reserved for his mother.
= show
4 [VERB] V n
When a computer displays information, it shows it on a screen.
They started out by looking at the computer screens which display the images...
5 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A display is an arrangement of things that have been put in a particular place, so that people can see them easily.
...a display of your work...
6 [N-COUNT] with supp
A display is a public performance or other event which is intended to entertain people.
...gymnastic displays.
7 [N-COUNT] usu sing
The display on a computer screen is the information that is shown there. The screen itself can also be referred to as the display.
A hard copy of the screen display can also be obtained from a printer.
see also liquid crystal displayliq|uid crys|tal dis|play (liquid crystal displays)
also liquid-crystal display
[N-COUNT]
A liquid crystal display is a display of information on a screen, which uses liquid crystals that become visible when electricity is passed through them.
= LCD
1 [VERB] V n
If you display something that you want people to see, you put it in a particular place, so that people can see it easily.
Among the protesters and war veterans proudly displaying their medals was Aubrey Rose...
= exhibit
[N-UNCOUNT] oft on N
Display is also a noun.
Most of the other artists whose work is on display were his pupils or colleagues.
2 [VERB] V n to n, V n
If you display something, you show it to people.
She displayed her wound to the twelve gentlemen of the jury...
The chart can then display the links connecting these groups.
= show
3 [VERB] V n
If you display a characteristic, quality, or emotion, you behave in a way which shows that you have it.
He has displayed remarkable courage in his efforts to reform the party.
= show
[N-VAR] oft N of n
Display is also a noun.
Normally, such an outward display of affection is reserved for his mother.
= show
4 [VERB] V n
When a computer displays information, it shows it on a screen.
They started out by looking at the computer screens which display the images...
5 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A display is an arrangement of things that have been put in a particular place, so that people can see them easily.
...a display of your work...
6 [N-COUNT] with supp
A display is a public performance or other event which is intended to entertain people.
...gymnastic displays.
7 [N-COUNT] usu sing
The display on a computer screen is the information that is shown there. The screen itself can also be referred to as the display.
A hard copy of the screen display can also be obtained from a printer.
see also liquid crystal displayliq|uid crys|tal dis|play (liquid crystal displays)
also liquid-crystal display
[N-COUNT]
A liquid crystal display is a display of information on a screen, which uses liquid crystals that become visible when electricity is passed through them.
= LCD