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Meaning
Noun
●
A physical
divider
intended
to
block
an area from
view
, or provide
shelter
from something dangerous.
●
In Mining:
A
material
woven
from
fine
wires
intended
to
block
animals
or large
particles
from
passing
while
allowing
gasses
,
liquids
and
finer
particles
to pass.
A
frame
supporting
a
mesh
of
bars
or
wires
used to
classify
fragments
of
stone
by
size
,
allowing
the
passage
of
fragments
whose a
diameter
is
smaller
than the
distance
between the
bars
or
wires
.
●
In Baseball:
A
material
woven
from
fine
wires
intended
to
block
animals
or large
particles
from
passing
while
allowing
gasses
,
liquids
and
finer
particles
to pass.
The
protective
netting
which
protects
the
audience
from
flying
objects
●
In Printing:
A
material
woven
from
fine
wires
intended
to
block
animals
or large
particles
from
passing
while
allowing
gasses
,
liquids
and
finer
particles
to pass.
A
stencil
upon a
framed
mesh
through which
paint
is
forced
onto printed-on
material
; the
frame
with the
mesh
itself.
●
Searching through a
sample
for a
target
; an
act
of
screening
, or the method for it.
●
In Genetics:
Searching through a
sample
for a
target
; an
act
of
screening
, or the method for it.
A
technique
used to
identify
genes
so as to
study
gene
functions.
●
Various
forms
or
formats
of information display
The
viewing
surface
or area of a
movie
, or
moving picture
or
slide
presentation.
The
informational
viewing
area of
electronic
devices
, where
output
is displayed.
One of the individual
regions
of a
video game
, etc.
divided
into
separate
screens.
●
In Computing:
Various
forms
or
formats
of information display
The
visualised
data
or
imagery
displayed
on a
computer
screen.
●
A
disguise
; concealment.
●
In Football (American):
Definitions related to
standing in
the
path
of an
opposing
player
Short for
screen
pass.
●
In Basketball:
Definitions related to
standing in
the
path
of an
opposing
player
An
offensive
tactic
in which a
player
stands
so as to
block
a
defender
from
reaching
a teammate.
●
In Cricket:
An
erection
of
white
canvas
or
wood
placed
on the
boundary
opposite
a
batsman
to make the
ball
more
easily
visible.
●
In Nautical:
A
collection
of less-valuable
vessels
that
travel
with a more
valuable
one for the latter's protection.
●
In Architecture:
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
, etc.
●
In Scottish English:
A large scarf.
Verb
●
To
filter
by
passing through
a screen.
●
To
shelter
or conceal.
●
To
remove
information, or
censor
intellectual
material
from
viewing
. To
hide
the facts.
●
In Film & Television:
To present
publicly
(on the screen).
●
To
fit
with a screen.
●
In Medicine:
To
examine
patients or
treat
a
sample
in order to
detect
a
chemical
or a
disease
, or to
assess
susceptibility
to a
disease
.
●
In Molecular biology:
To
search
chemical
libraries
by means of
a
computational
technique
in order to
identify
chemical compounds
which would
potentially
bind
to a given
biological
target
such as a protein.
●
In Basketball:
To
stand
so as to
block
a
defender
from
reaching
a teammate.
●
To
determine
the
source
or
subject matter
of a
call
before
deciding
whether to
answer
the phone.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
screen
English
screne
Middle English (1100-1500)
escren
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
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