screening

[ skree-ning ]

/ ˈskri nɪŋ /

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noun

the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.

the showing of a motion picture: There will be screenings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

screenings, (used with a singular or plural verb)

undesirable material that has been separated from usable material by means of a screen or sieve: screenings of imperfect grain.
extremely fine coal.

the meshed material used in screens for windows and doors.

Origin of screening

First recorded in 1715–25; screen + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM screening

pre·screen·ing, noun

Words nearby screening

screen-printing, screen-test, screen-wiper, screenager, screenie, screening, screening test, screenings, screenland, screeno, screenplay

Definition for screening (2 of 2)

screen

[ skreen ]

/ skrin /

noun

a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.

a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church or across the hall of a medieval house.

a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface on which motion pictures, slides, etc., may be projected.

Electronics. a surface on which electronically created images or text are displayed, as on a television, computer, mobile device, or radar receiver.

Digital Technology. frame(def 10).

motion pictures collectively or the motion-picture industry.

anything that shelters, protects, or conceals: a screen of secrecy; A screen of fog prevented our seeing the ship.

a frame holding a mesh of wire, cloth, or plastic, for placing in a window or doorway, around a porch, etc., to admit air but exclude insects.

a sieve, riddle, or other meshlike device used to separate smaller particles or objects from larger ones, as for grain or sand.

a system for screening or grouping people, objects, etc.

Military. a body of troops sent out to protect the movement of an army.

Navy. a protective formation of small vessels, as destroyers, around or in front of a larger ship or ships.

Physics. a shield designed to prevent interference between various agencies: electric screen.

Electronics. screen grid.

Photography. a plate of ground glass or the like on which the image is brought into focus in a camera before being photographed.

Photoengraving. a transparent plate containing two sets of fine parallel lines, one crossing the other, used in the halftone process.

Sports.

any of various offensive plays in which teammates form a protective formation around the ball carrier, pass receiver, shooter, etc.
any of various defensive plays in which teammates conceal or block an opposing ball carrier, pass receiver, shooter, or the goal, basket, net, etc., itself.

verb (used with object)

to shelter, protect, or conceal with or as if with a screen.

to select, reject, consider, or group (people, objects, ideas, etc.) by examining systematically: Job applicants were screened by the personnel department.

to provide with a screen or screens to exclude insects: He screened the porch so they could enjoy sitting out on summer evenings.

to sift or sort by passing through a screen.

to project (a motion picture, slide, etc.) on a screen.

Movies.

to show (a motion picture), especially to an invited audience, as of exhibitors and critics.
to photograph with a motion-picture camera; film.
to adapt (a story, play, etc.) for presentation as a motion picture.

to lighten (type or areas of a line engraving) by etching a regular pattern of dots or lines into the printing surface.

verb (used without object)

to be projected on a motion-picture screen.

Origin of screen

1350–1400; Middle English screne (noun) < Anglo-French; Old French escren (French écran) < Frankish *skrank, cognate with Old High German scrank barrier (German Schrank cupboard)

SYNONYMS FOR screen

7 guard, shield.

18 veil, defend, shield, hide, mask.

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synonym study for screen

7. See cover.

OTHER WORDS FROM screen

screen·a·ble, adjective screen·er, noun screen·less, adjective screen·like, adjective

re·screen, verb (used with object) su·per·screen, noun, adjective un·screen·a·ble, adjective un·screened, adjective well-screened, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for screening

After the screening, Jolie, who says she renewed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.

Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
According to League, Alamo Drafthouse was actively working with Sony on Monday on the possibility of screening The Interview.

The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to Theaters |Marlow Stern |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Most of those 19 locations will be screening it in some way,” he says.

The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to Theaters |Marlow Stern |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This bungalow has two levels, a screening room, a dining room, many offices, an art department, and cutting rooms.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

When the screening was over, Hitch asked Alma what she thought.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Moredock obeyed, screening his lanthorn, and then climbing on to the oak chest and drawing in and fastening the hasp.

The Man with a Shadow |George Manville Fenn
I took off her boots and held her feet to the fire, screening them with my hands.

Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 |Various
This led to the custom of screening it on arrival in this country, before it was used as a manure.

Manures and the principles of manuring |Charles Morton Aikman
The protection of vaults and the screening of every place where human food is handled or prepared is the only protection.

Outlines of dairy bacteriology |H. L. Russell
They also thought they saw the figure of a celestial being standing beside it, screening it from the wind.

The British Navy Book |Cyril Field

British Dictionary definitions for screening

screen

/ (skriːn) /

noun

a light movable frame, panel, or partition serving to shelter, divide, hide, etc

anything that serves to shelter, protect, or conceal

a frame containing a mesh that is placed over a window or opening to keep out insects

a decorated partition, esp in a church around the choir See also rood (def. 1)

a sieve

a system for selecting people, such as candidates for a job

the wide end of a cathode-ray tube, esp in a television set, on which a visible image is formed

a white or silvered surface, usually fabric, placed in front of a projector to receive the enlarged image of a film or of slides

the screen the film industry or films collectively

photog a plate of ground glass in some types of camera on which the image of a subject is focused before being photographed

printing a glass marked with fine intersecting lines, used in a camera for making half-tone reproductions

men or ships deployed around and ahead of a larger military formation to warn of attack or protect from a specific threat

sport, mainly US and Canadian a tactical ploy in which a player blocks an opponent's view

psychoanal anything that prevents a person from realizing his true feelings about someone or something

electronics See screen grid

verb (tr)

(sometimes foll by off) to shelter, protect, or conceal

to sieve or sort

to test or check (an individual or group) so as to determine suitability for a task, etc

to examine for the presence of a disease, weapons, etc the authorities screened five hundred cholera suspects

to provide with a screen or screens

to project (a film) onto a screen, esp for public viewing

(intr) to be shown at a cinema or on the television

printing to photograph (a picture) through a screen to render it suitable for half-tone reproduction

sport, mainly US and Canadian to block the view of (an opposing player)

Derived forms of screen

screenable, adjective screener, noun screenful, noun screenlike, adjective

Word Origin for screen

C15: from Old French escren (French écran); related to Old High German skrank, German Schrank cupboard

Medical definitions for screening (1 of 2)

screening

[ skrē′nĭng ]

n.

The examination of a group of usually asymptomatic individuals to detect those with a high probability of having or developing a given disease.

The initial evaluation of an individual, intended to determine suitability for a particular treatment modality.

Medical definitions for screening (2 of 2)

screen

[ skrēn ]

n.

One that serves to protect, conceal, or divide.

The white or silver surface on which a picture is projected for viewing.

A screen memory.

v.

To process a group of people in order to select or separate certain individuals from it.

To test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.

Scientific definitions for screening

screen

[ skrēn ]

The surface on which an image is displayed, as on a television, computer monitor, or radar receiver.

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.

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