screening (redirected from preventive screening)

screen·ing  (skrnng)

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.

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"

Translations

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

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 dépistage
screen legend n → légende f du cinéma
screen memory n (COMPUTING) → mémoire f écran
screen name n

[actor] → pseudonyme m

(on the Internet) → pseudo m

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

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)