screening

screen·ing

 (skrē′nĭng)

n.

1. screenings(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Refuse, such as waste coal, separated by a screen.

2. The mesh material used to make door or window screens.

3. A presentation of a movie.

4. A systematic examination or assessment, done especially to detect an unwanted substance or attribute.

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screening

(ˈskriːnɪŋ)

n

1. (Medicine) med

a. the process of examining people for the presence of a disease

b. (as modifier): a screening programme.

2. (Film) the act or an instance of showing a film at a cinema or on television

3. (Broadcasting) the act or an instance of showing a film at a cinema or on television

4. the process of examining passengers and luggage for the presence of weapons etc

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screen•ing

(ˈskri nɪŋ)

n.

1. the activity of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the qualifications of applicants.

2. the showing of a motion picture.

3. screenings, (used with a sing. or pl. v.)

a. undesirable material that has been separated from usable material by means of a screen.

b. extremely fine coal.

4. the meshed material used in screens for windows and doors.

[1715–25]

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screening

Blocking the goalie’s view.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	screening - the display of a motion picture   showing, viewing display - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" preview - a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
	2.	screening - fabric of metal or plastic mesh cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" screen - 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"
	3.	screening - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" masking, cover, covering concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret
	4.	screening - testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics testing - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox" genetic screening - analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria"

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Translations

Selektion

blindagecriblagefichage

screening

[ˈskriːnɪŋ] N

1. [of film] → proyección f; [of TV programme] → emisión f; (for the first time) → estreno m

2. (for security) → investigación f

3. (Med) [of person] → exploración f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

screening

[ˈskriːnɪŋ]

n

[film] → projection f

(MEDICINE) → test m (or tests mpl) de dépistage

[applicants, candidates] → filtrage m

[luggage, passengers] → contrôle m

modif (MEDICINE) [centre, programme, service] → de dépistagescreen legend n → légende f du cinémascreen memory n (COMPUTING) → mémoire f écranscreen name n

[actor] → pseudonyme m

(on the Internet) → pseudo m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

screening

n

(of film) → Vorführung f; (TV) → Sendung f

(of applicants, security risks) → Überprüfung f

(Med) → Röntgenuntersuchung f; (= tomography) → Computertomografie f

(Aviat) Gepäck- und Passagierkontrolle mit Durchleuchtungsgeräten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

screening

[ˈskriːnɪŋ] n

a. (of film) → proiezione f (TV) → messa in onda

b. (also medical screening) → screening m inv

c. (for security) → controlli mpl (di sicurezza)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

screen·ing

n. escrutinio, averiguación, selección;

biochemical ___ → serie selectiva bioquímica;

multiphasic ___ → ___ múltiple;

prescriptive ___ → ___ prescrito.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

screening

n cribado (form), tamizaje m (form), realización f de exámenes de detección; cancer — cribado or tamizaje del cáncer, detección f del cáncer (en personas sin síntomas, usando examenes)

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