A TV picture tube (CRT) that had a flatter viewing surface than the traditional rounder tube. Up to 30% more glass was used to make the screen flatter. Also known as a "flat screen," "flat face ...

(1) A non-curved screen on a TV. Contrast with curved screen. See flat screen. (2) A reference to TVs when LCD screens were replacing CRTs starting in the late 1990s and early 2000s. See flat screen.