Screened Meaning and Definition


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Screened meaning

Word: Screened

Noun

Definitions:

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

Example sentences: "The Special Branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses"

2. A flat panel or area on an electronic device such as a television, computer, or smartphone, on which images and data are displayed.

Example sentences: "A television screen"

3. A transparent finely ruled plate or film used in half-tone reproduction.

Example sentences: "The halftone screen used to create the greys for the text was terrible, and you could see dots with the naked eye."

4. A system of checking a person or thing for the presence or absence of something, typically a disease.

Example sentences: "Services offered by the centre include a health screen for people who have just joined the company"

5. A detachment of troops or ships detailed to cover the movements of the main body.

Example sentences: "HMS Prince Leopold and HMS Prince Charles sailed for Shetland with a screen of four destroyers"

6. A large sieve or riddle, especially one for sorting substances such as grain or coal into different sizes.

Example sentences: "The material retained on each sieve screen is weighed in turn"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.

Example sentences: "Her hair swung across to screen her face"

2. Show (a film or video) or broadcast (a television programme)

Example sentences: "The show is to be screened by the BBC later this year"

3. Test (a person or substance) for the presence or absence of a disease.

Example sentences: "Outpatients were screened for cervical cancer"

4. Pass (a substance such as grain or coal) through a large sieve or screen, especially so as to sort it into different sizes.

Example sentences: "Granulated asphalt—manufactured to 40 mm down or screened to 28 mm & 14 mm down"

5. Project (a photograph or other image) through a transparent ruled plate so as to be able to reproduce it as a half-tone.


Derivations:

screening

screen


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Spanish:

German: Touchscreens

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Turkish: Korunmuş


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