- screen
- screen [skrēn]n.[ME skrene, sieve, curtain < OFr escren < Gmc, as in OHG scerm (Ger shirm), guard, protection, screen < IE base * (s)ker-, to cut > SHEAR, SCORE]1.a) a light, movable, covered frame or series of frames hinged together, serving as a portable partition to separate, conceal, shelter, or protectb) any partition or curtain serving such a purpose2. anything that functions to shield, protect, or conceal [a smoke screen]3. a coarse mesh of wire, etc., used to sift out finer from coarser parts, as of sand or coal; sieve4. a system for screening or separating different types of persons, etc.5. a frame covered with a mesh, as of wire or plastic, used to keep insects out, serve as a barrier, etc. as on a window6.a) a flat, reflective or translucent surface, as a matte white sheet or one of beaded vinyl, upon which films, slides, etc. are projectedb) the film industry or art7. the surface area of a television set, personal computer, radar receiver, etc. on which light patterns are formed8. any protective military formation, as of troops or ships☆ 9. Basketball an offensive maneuver or play in which a stationary player blocks or impedes the movement of a defensive player☆ 10. Football SCREEN PASS11. Photoengraving in the halftone process, a set of two glass plates cemented together so that parallel lines engraved in one plate are at right angles to the lines of the other plate12. Physics a device used as a shield to prevent interference of some sort☆ 13. Psychoanalysis a form of concealment, as a person in a dream who stands for another or others with whom he has some characteristics in commonvt.1. to separate, conceal, shelter, or protect, with or as with a screen2. to provide with a screen or screens3. to sift through a coarse mesh so as to separate finer from coarser parts4.a) to interview or test so as to separate according to skills, personality, aptitudes, etc.b) to separate in this way: usually with out5.a) to project (pictures, etc.) upon a screen, as with a film or slide projectorb) to show (a film, etc.) to critics, the public, etc.vi.to be screened or suitable for screening, as in filmsscreenableadj.screenern.screenlessadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.