Etymology : Middle English screne, from Middle French escren, from Middle Dutch scherm; akin to Old High German skirm shield; probably akin to Sanskrit carman skin, krnAti he injures; more at SHEAR
Pronunciation : skrEn
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. part of a television or computer monitor where the picture is displayed; surface onto which films are projected; partition, divider; mesh for covering the openings of windows and doors; sieve, strainer; shelter, defense; camouflage, cover. cover with a curtain; filter, sift; hide, conceal; separate, divide; protect, shield; project a film, show a movie. screen\screen\ (skrēn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. screened ; p. pr. & vb. n. screening.].
2. to provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill. they were encouraged and screened by some who were in high commands.
3. to pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.screen \screen\ (skrēn), n. [oe. scren, of. escrein, escran, f. écran, of uncertain origin; cf. g. schirm a screen, ohg. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or g. schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or g. schranne a railing.].
4. anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen. your leavy screens throw down. some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in matters of danger and envy.
5. (arch.) a dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.
6. a surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.
7. a long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.screen \screen\ (skrēn), n. (cricket) an erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see:
ball better.screen n.
8. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing [syn: silver screen, projection screen].
9. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" [syn: blind].
10. display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created [syn: crt screen].
11. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" [syn: cover, covert, concealment].
12. protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects).
13. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles [syn: sieve].
14. a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" [syn: screen door].
15. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space v 1: test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the hiv virus" [syn: test] 2: examine methodically; test for suitability 3: examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" [syn: screen out, sieve, sort] 4: project onto a screen for viewing; of films 5: prevent from entering, as of light [syn: block out] 6: separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff [syn: riddle] 7: protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm [syn: shield].
16. Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen.
17. A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.
18. A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.
19. A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.
20. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.
21. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift.
22. An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see:
ball better. protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness" partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing examine methodically; "screen the suitcases" prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" project onto a screen for viewing; "screen a film" examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus".
23. 1. 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:
big screen, small screen, widescreen.
24. You can refer to film or television as the screen. Many viewers have strong opinions about violence on the screen She was the ideal American teenager, both on and off screen.
25. When a film or a television programme is screened, it is shown in the cinema or broadcast on television. The series is likely to be screened in January TV firms were later banned from screening any pictures of the demo. + screening screenings screen·ing The film-makers will be present at the screenings to introduce their works.
26. A screen is a vertical panel which can be moved around. It is used to keep cold air away from part of a room, or to create a smaller area within a room. They put a screen in front of me so I couldn't see:
what was going on.
27. If something is screened by another thing, it is behind it and hidden by it. Most of the road behind the hotel was screened by a block of flats.
28. To screen for a disease means to examine people to make sure that they do not have it. a quick saliva test that would screen for people at risk of tooth decay. + screening screen·ing Britain has an enviable record on breast screening for cancer.
29. When an organization screens people who apply to join it, it investigates them to make sure that they are not likely to cause problems. They will screen all their candidates. screening procedures for the regiment.
30. To screen people or luggage means to check them using special equipment to make sure they are not carrying a weapon or a bomb. The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.
31. If you screen your telephone calls, calls made to you are connected to an answering machine or are answered by someone else, so that you can choose whether or not to speak to the people phoning you. I employ a secretary to screen my calls.
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