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screen
has definitions from the field of film
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[ noun ] a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
Synonyms Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Each film consisted_of fifty feet , which gives a running_time of about one minute on the screen . Each frame comes between the light and the lens and is individually projected on the screen , at the rate , for silent_movies , of 16 frames per second , and , for sound films , 24 frames per second . The plane of the action in the scene is not parallel with the plane of the film in the camera or on the screen . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)( Norman_Mailer ) , but no one can deny that the screen crackles with electricity whenever he is on it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] something that keeps things out or hinders sight
Synonyms Examples "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)At each angle of its pitch a big skylight had been fitted into the roof and all these skylights were fitted with systems of multiple screens and shades . He quickly fixed that , rolling back the shades on some of the skylights and adjusting screens on the others . Related terms protective_covering curtain shutter winker window_blind shield |
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[ verb ] examine methodically; test for suitability
Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Using a Batista man to screen refugees represented a total misunderstanding of the democratic forces which alone can effectively oppose Castro . (Los Angeles Times...)In_all_probability , the council will screen and endorse candidates for the Assembly and for Congress , and_then strive to put its full weight behind these pre-primary favorites . |
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[ noun ] display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created
Synonyms Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)For display , Dr._Baum uses a portion of an * * f , an airborne radar indicator , and_then photographs the screen to obtain a permanent record . (Richard S. Prather, "The Bawdy Beautiful," Cavalier...)In_fact , I was watching you on_that little seventeen inch screen when you rang my bell . Related terms display background computer_screen cathode-ray_tube foreground |
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[ noun ] a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Synonyms Examples "they crouched behind the screen" "under cover of darkness" Used in print (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Changes of intensity on the cell were achieved by use of a wire screen and by varying the distance of the light source from the cell . Direct proportionality of the rate to the incident intensity has also been assumed in obtaining the value in the last column for the fourth sample of series /2 , where the light intensity was reduced by use of a screen . Related terms |
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[ verb ] test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
Synonyms Examples "screen the blood for the HIV virus" Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)The meat wagon , therefore , was not out in_front of the house any_more , but the cluster of squad_cars was still there and there was a cop on the door downstairs to screen any comings and goings . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)However , it was virtually impossible to screen the mob outside , even if Bonner had manpower available for the purpose . Related terms |
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[ noun ] protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)
Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)What you were looking_for ( unless you make a hobby of collecting old tennis_rackets and fly screens ) eludes me , but to judge from phonograph_records scattered about a fumed_oak Victrola , you danced two tangos and a paso_doble , which must have been fairly enervating in that milieu . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21906
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[ verb ] (film) project onto a screen for viewing; of films
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[ verb ] examine in order to test suitability
Synonyms Examples "screen these samples" "screen the job applicants" |
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[ noun ] a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
Synonyms Examples "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
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[ noun ] partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
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