screen (skr n)n.1. A movable device, especially a framed construction such as a room divider or a decorative panel, designed to divide, conceal, or protect. 2. One that serves to protect, conceal, or divide: Security guards formed a screen around the President. A screen of evergreens afforded privacy from our neighbors. 3. A coarse sieve used for sifting out fine particles, as of sand, gravel, or coal. 4. A system for preliminary appraisal and selection of personnel as to their suitability for particular jobs. 5. A window or door insertion of framed wire or plastic mesh used to keep out insects and permit air flow. 6. a. The white or silver surface on which a picture is projected for viewing. b. The movie industry: a star of stage and screen. Also called silver screen. 7. a. Electronics The phosphorescent surface on which an image is displayed, as on a television, computer monitor, or radar receiver. b. Computer Science The information or image displayed at a given time on such a computer monitor: printing a hard copy of the screen. 8. Electronics The electrode placed between the anode and the control grid in a tetrode valve. Also called screen grid. 9. Printing A glass plate marked off with crossing lines, placed before the lens of a camera when photographing for halftone reproduction. 10. A body of troops or ships sent in advance of or surrounding a larger body to protect or warn of attack. 11. a. Sports A block, set with the body, that impedes the vision or movement of an opponent. b. Football A screen pass. tr.v. screened, screen·ing, screens 1. To provide with a screen: screen a porch. 2. a. To conceal from view with or as if with a screen. See Synonyms at block, hide1. b. To protect, guard, or shield. 3. To separate or sift out (fine particles of sand, for example) by means of a sieve or screen. 4. To show or project (a movie, for example) on a screen. 5. a. To examine (a job applicant, for example) systematically in order to determine suitability. b. To test or evaluate (a student) to determine placement in an educational system or to identify specific learning needs. c. To test or examine for the presence of disease or infection: screen blood; screen a patient. d. To subject to genetic screening. 6. Sports a. To block the vision or movement of (an opponent) with the body. b. To obscure an opponent's view of (a shot) by positioning oneself between the opponent and the shooter.
[Middle English screne, from Old North French escren, from Middle Dutch scherm, shield, screen; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
screen a·ble adj. screener n. |
screen Noun 1. the blank surface of a television set, VDU, or radar receiver, on which a visible image is formed 2. the white surface on which films or slides are projected 3. the screen the film industry or films collectively 4. a light movable frame, panel, or partition used to shelter, divide, or conceal 5. anything that shelters, protects, or conceals: a screen of leaves blocking out the sun 6. a frame containing a mesh that is used to keep out insects Verb 1. (sometimes foll. by off)to shelter, protect, or conceal with or as if with a screen 2. to test or check (an individual or group) so as to assess suitability for a task or to detect the presence of a disease or weapons: women screened for breast cancer 3. to show (a film) in the cinema or show (a programme) on television [Old French escren]
screen (skrn)1. The surface on which an image is displayed, as on a television, computer monitor, or radar receiver. 2. An electrode placed between the plate (anode) and the control grid in a tetrode valve, used to reduce the capacitance between the grid and the plate, increasing its ability to respond to high frequencies, especially radio frequencies. |
Screen a line or belt of trees; the cinema and its films, collectively, 1928; a small body of troops detached to cover the movements of other soldiers. Examples: screen of oak and sycamore trees, 1894; of privet, beech, holly and yew, 1882; of troops, 1894.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewingsurface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" wide screen - a projection screen that is much wider than it is high | | 2. | screen - a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"shutter - a hinged blind for a window blinder, winker, blinker - blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side | | 3. | screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tubecathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen foreground - (computer science) a window for an active application | | 4. |  screen - 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"blind - a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind" camouflage - device or stratagem for concealment or deceit covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) shoji - a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper stalking-horse - screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | | 5. | 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"fire screen, fireguard - a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) mosquito net - a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos screen door, screen - 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" window screen - screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window | | 6. |  screen - the personnel of the film industry; "a star of stage and screen" | | 7. |  screen - a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particlesriddle - a coarse sieve (as for gravel) sifter - a household sieve (as for flour) strainer - a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through | | 8. |  screen - 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"door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" 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" | | 9. | screen - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a spacealtarpiece, reredos - a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table partition, divider - a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) purdah - a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers rood screen - a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel | | Verb | 1. | screen - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"check - make an examination or investigation; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" | | 2. | screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" | | 3. | screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" | | 4. | screen - project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film"show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" | | 5. | screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"shade - protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" | | 6. | screen - separate with a riddle, as grain from chaffsift, sieve, strain - separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" | | 7. | screen - protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harmprotect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
screen noun 1. cover, guard, shade, shelter, shield, hedge, partition, cloak, mantle, shroud, canopy, awning, concealment, room divider verb 2. broadcast, show, put on, present, air, cable, beam, transmit, relay, televise, put on the air
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 "ruling" or other regularly repeated pattern which may be used in conjunction with a mask, either photographically or photomechanically, to produce areas of the pattern. 3. In surveillance, camouflage and concealment, any natural or artificial material, opaque to surveillance sensor(s), interposed between the sensor(s) and the object to be camouflaged or concealed. See also concealment. 4. A security element whose primary task is to observe, identify, and report information, and which only fights in self-protection. See also flank guard; guard. 5. (DOD only) A task to maintain surveillance; provide early warning to the main body; or impede, destroy, and harass enemy reconnaissance within its capability without becoming decisively engaged. See also security operations.
 Translations screen [skriːn] n ( CINE, TV) → pantalla;
 screen [skriːn] n → écran m; (for illness);
 screen [skriːn] n ( Cine) → Leinwand f; (for illness);
 screen [skriːn] n → schermo;
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