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screen British & World English

a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy

the screen in screen British & World English

films or television; the film industry

on-screen British & World English

shown or appearing in a film or television programme

blue screen (also green screen) British & World English

(in film and video techniques such as chromakey) a blue (or green) background in front of which moving subjects are filmed and which allows a separately filmed background to be added to the final image

fire screen British & World English

a protective screen placed in front of an open fire

flat screen British & World English

a television or computer screen that is perfectly flat rather than slightly curved and that has a slim casing

off-screen British & World English

not appearing on a cinema, television, or computer screen

rood screen British & World English

a screen, typically of richly carved wood or stone, separating the nave from the chancel of a church. Rood screens are found throughout western Europe and date chiefly from the 14th-16th centuries

screen door British & World English

the outer door of a pair, used for protection against insects, weather, etc.

screen dump British & World English

the process or an instance of causing what is displayed on a screen to be printed out

screen grab British & World English

a frame of television or video footage that is digitized and stored as a still image for subsequent display, editing, or printing

screen pass British & World English

a forward pass to a player protected by a screen of blockers

screen test British & World English

a filmed test to ascertain whether an actor is suitable for a film role

screen time British & World English

the time allotted to or occupied by a particular subject, actor, etc., on film or television

silk screen British & World English

a screen of fine mesh used in screen printing

organ screen British & World English

an ornamental screen above which the organ is placed in some cathedrals and large churches, typically between the choir and the nave

plasma screen British & World English

a flat display screen using an array of cells containing a gas plasma to produce different colours in each cell

screen-print British & World English

force ink or metal on to (a surface) through a prepared screen of fine material so as to create a picture or pattern

screen saver British & World English

an animation or image which replaces an unchanging computer display after a period of inactivity

sight screen British & World English

a large white screen placed near the boundary in line with the wicket to help the batsman see the ball

small screen British & World English

television as a medium

split screen British & World English

a cinema, television, or computer screen on which two or more separate images are displayed

touch screen British & World English

a display device which allows the user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen

screen scraping British & World English

the action of using a computer program to copy data from a website

fluorescent screen British & World English

a transparent screen coated with fluorescent material to show images from X-rays

the silver screen in silver British & World English

the cinema industry; cinema films collectively

screen something off in screen British & World English

separate something from something else with or as if with a screen

screen someone/thing out in screen British & World English

exclude someone or something after evaluation or investigation

green screen in blue screen (also green screen) British & World English

(in film and video techniques such as chromakey) a blue (or green) background in front of which moving subjects are filmed and which allows a separately filmed background to be added to the final image

screen grid in screen British & World English

a grid placed between the control grid and the anode of a valve to reduce the capacitance between these electrodes

screen print in screen-print British & World English

a picture or design produced by screen-printing

screen-test in screen test British & World English

give a screen test to (an actor)

shoji screen in shoji (also shoji screen) British & World English

(in Japan) a sliding outer or inner door made of a latticed screen covered with white paper

silk-screen in silk screen British & World English

print, decorate, or reproduce using a silk screen

smokescreen British & World English

a cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations

widescreen British & World English

a cinema or television screen presenting a wide field of vision in relation to its height

screen English-French

écran m

screen English-German

Trennwand

screen English-Italian

paravento m

screen2 English-Spanish

ocultar, tapar

on-screen English-French

sur l'écran

on-screen English-German

Bildschirm-

on-screen English-Italian

sullo schermo

big screen English-French

grand écran

wide screen English-French

grand écran

flat screen English-German

Flachbildschirm


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