What does SCREEN mean?
Definitions for SCREEN
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word SCREEN.
Princeton's WordNet
screen, silver screen, projection screennoun
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
blind, screennoun
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
"they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
screen, CRT screennoun
the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
screen, cover, covert, concealmentnoun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
"a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
screennoun
a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
"they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
filmdom, screenland, screennoun
the personnel of the film industry
"a star of stage and screen"
sieve, screennoun
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
screen door, screennoun
a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
"he heard the screen slam as she left"
screenverb
partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
screen, testverb
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
"screen the blood for the HIV virus"
screenverb
examine methodically
"screen the suitcases"
screen, screen out, sieve, sortverb
examine in order to test suitability
"screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"
screenverb
project onto a screen for viewing
"screen a film"
screen, block outverb
prevent from entering
"block out the strong sunlight"
riddle, screenverb
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
shield, screenverb
protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
GCIDE
Screennoun
a netting, usu. of metal, contained in a frame, used mostly in windows or doors to allow in fresh air while excluding insects. -- Screen door, a door of which half or more is composed of a screen. -- Screen window, a screen inside a frame, fitted for insertion into a window frame.
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screennoun
The surface of an electronic device, as a television set or computer monitor, on which a visible image is formed. The screen is frequently the surface of a cathode-ray tube containing phosphors excited by the electron beam, but other methods for causing an image to appear on the screen are also used, as in flat-panel displays.
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screennoun
The motion-picture industry; motion pictures.
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screenverb
to examine a group of objects methodically, to separate them into groups or to select one or more for some purpose. As: (a) To inspect the qualifications of candidates for a job, to select one or more to be hired. (b) (Biochem., Med.) to test a large number of samples, in order to find those having specific desirable properties; as, to screen plant extracts for anticancer agents.
Wiktionary
screennoun
A physical divider intended to block an area from view.
screennoun
A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
screennoun
The informational viewing area of electronic output devices; the result of the output.
screennoun
The viewing area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation
screennoun
An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
screennoun
The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
Jones caught the foul up against the screen.
screennoun
In mining and quarries, a frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
screennoun
A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
screennoun
A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
screenverb
To filter by passing through a screen.
Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
screenverb
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing
The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
screenverb
To present publicly (on the screen).
The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.
screenverb
To fit with a screen.
We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.
Webster Dictionary
Screennoun
anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screennoun
a dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screennoun
a surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screennoun
a long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screenverb
to provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Screenverb
to pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift
Etymology: [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran, F. cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen, OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]
Freebase
Screen
Screen is a journal of film and television studies based at the John Logie Baird Centre at the University of Glasgow and published by Oxford University Press. It is co-edited by John Caughie, Alan Durant, Simon Frith, Sandra Kemp, Norman King, and Annette Kuhn.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Screen
skrēn, n. that which shelters from danger or observation, that which protects from heat, cold, or the sun: (Scot.) a large scarf: an enclosure or partition of wood, stone, or metal work, common in churches, shutting off chapels from the nave, separating the nave from the choir, &c.: a coarse riddle for sifting coal, &c.—v.t. to shelter or conceal: to pass through a coarse riddle.—n. Screen′ing-machine′, an apparatus for sifting coal.—n.pl. Screen′ings, the refuse matter after sifting. [O. Fr. escren (Fr. écran), from Old High Ger. scranna, a court; Ger. schranne, a bench.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
screen
[Atari ST demoscene] One demoeffect or one screenful of them. Probably comes from old Sierra-style adventures or shoot-em-ups where one travels from one place to another one screenful at a time.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
screen
1. An arrangement of ships, aircraft and/or submarines to protect a main body or convoy. 2. In cartography, a sheet of transparent film, glass, or plastic carrying a
CrunchBase
Screen
Screen Inc. developed one of the top-rated neuropsychological tests in the U.S. - the Computer-Administered Neuropsychological Screen for Mild Cognitive Impairment (CANS-MCI).Development took over 7 years before the tests became commercially available due to an extensive evaluation of doctors’ needs, the special needs of geriatric patients, the capabilities of computers when used by computer illiterate patients, and the most rigorous possible test validation procedures.
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Rank popularity for the word 'SCREEN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2585
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Anagrams for SCREEN »
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censer
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SCREEN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SCREEN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of SCREEN in a Sentence
Then we had him use our algorithm to control the virtual arm on the screen just using his brain signals, very early on he could hit the target with 95 to 100% accuracy.
You are a Golden Witnessing Screen. Meditation is the effortless effort to keep that screen clean, clear and relaxed.
Hi I don’t wanna disrespect North but I don’t think she should do the lives unless someone is with her because people are always screen recording and she might tell information that isn’t correct and stuff like that, that she will regret.
We don't have freshmen on our roster so I don't have to come off of a curl screen, I don't have to teach them to how to get over a ballscreen, they know how to do that, so we can more advanced in what we're doing. We're going to be more complex probably on both ends of the court.
The real question is whether Apple can or should jump in one step from a flat LCD to a curved screen OLED ?
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Translations for SCREEN
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- skermAfrikaans
- شاشةArabic
- ekranAzerbaijani
- экра́нBelarusian
- екра́нBulgarian
- pantalla, xarxaCatalan, Valencian
- zástěna, obrazovka, sítoCzech
- skærmDanish
- Leinwand, Bildschirm, SchirmGerman
- οθόνηGreek
- bloqueo, criba, malla, mampara, pantalla, biombo, tamiz, filtrar, tamizarSpanish
- ekraanEstonian
- صفحه, اکرانPersian
- verho, ruutu, verkko, screen, saattue, suojaverkko, kuvaruutu, suoja, seula, valkokangas, lähettää, varustaa [[verholla]], esittää, verkottaa, seuloa, asentaa [[verho]], sensuroida, [[varustaa]] [[verkolla]], [[asentaa]] [[verkko]]Finnish
- écran, paraventFrench
- scáileánIrish
- sgàileanScottish Gaelic
- מסךHebrew
- स्क्रीनHindi
- képernyőHungarian
- էկրանArmenian
- skjárIcelandic
- schermo, paraventoItalian
- ついたて, スクリーン, 画面, フェンス, 銀幕, 柵, ふるい落とす, 除外, 取り除く, 発表する, 膜を張るJapanese
- ეკრანიGeorgian
- бейнебет, экранKazakh
- អេក្រង់Khmer
- 화면, 스크린Korean
- экранKyrgyz
- ຈໍ, ໜ້າຈໍLao
- ekranasLithuanian
- ekrānsLatvian
- papa whakaata, rī, mata rorohiko, rīanga, mataMāori
- екранMacedonian
- шигшихMongolian
- skrinMalay
- ပြသရာBurmese
- skjerm, lerretNorwegian
- beeldscherm, zaalDutch
- lerret, lereft, skjermNorwegian Nynorsk
- ekranPolish
- ecrã, tela, anteparo, filtro, filtrar, exibir, telarPortuguese
- ecranRomanian
- табло́, экра́н, ширма, засло́н, сеткаRussian
- ekran, екранSerbo-Croatian
- obrazovkaSlovak
- ekranSlovene
- ekranAlbanian
- skärm, filmduk, dukSwedish
- తెరTelugu
- экранTajik
- จอ, หน้าจอThai
- ekranTurkmen
- paravan, ekranTurkish
- екра́нUkrainian
- ekranUzbek
- màn, màn ảnhVietnamese
- skrin, televidaskrin, nünömaskrinVolapük
- waitroûleWalloon
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