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screen — screen1 [ skrin ] noun *** ▸ 1 on television etc. ▸ 2 (at) movies ▸ 3 for keeping insects out ▸ 4 for separating room area ▸ 5 for protecting/hiding 1. ) count the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
screen — screen1 W2S2 [skri:n] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(television/computer)¦ 2¦(film)¦ 3¦(movable wall)¦ 4¦(something that hides)¦ 5¦(test for illness)¦ 6¦(door/window)¦ 7¦(church)¦ 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
screen — I UK [skriːn] / US [skrɪn] noun Word forms screen : singular screen plural screens *** 1) [countable] the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown a computer/radar/TV/VDU screen A … English dictionary
screen — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a TV, computer, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, giant, huge, large ▪ small, tiny ▪ blank … Collocations dictionary
screen — [[t]skri͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦ screens, screening, screened 1) N COUNT A screen is a flat vertical surface on which pictures or words are shown. Television sets and computers have screens, and films are shown on a screen in cinemas. → See also , small… … English dictionary
screen — 1 /skri:n/ noun 1 TELEVISION/COMPUTER (C) the flat glass part of a television or computer: This popular show will be back on your screens in the autumn. | on screen (=on a computer screen): It s easy to change the text on screen before printing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
screen — 01. Someone told me that the rays coming off the [screen] of your computer can be dangerous for your health. 02. Who has been putting their dirty hands on the computer [screen]? 03. Marly won tickets to a special [screening] of the new The Lord… … Grammatical examples in English
screen door — noun 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 (Freq. 2) he heard the screen slam as she left • Syn: ↑screen • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
screen — Pākū, pālulu, ālai, ānai, wahamana. ♦ Wire screen, uwea hakahaka. ♦ Window screen, uwea hakahaka, pālulu pukaaniani. ♦ Screen for projecting pictures or movies, wahi ho olele ki i … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Screen-printing — is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil… … Wikipedia
