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screen

skriːn

Meanings

noun

a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.
E.g. the Special Branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses
a flat panel or area on an electronic device such as a television, computer, or smartphone, on which images and data are displayed.
E.g. a television screen
a transparent finely ruled plate or film used in half-tone reproduction.
a system of checking a person or thing for the presence or absence of something, typically a disease.
E.g. services offered by the centre include a health screen for people who have just joined the company
a detachment of troops or ships detailed to cover the movements of the main body.
E.g. HMS Prince Leopold and HMS Prince Charles sailed for Shetland with a screen of four destroyers
a large sieve or riddle, especially one for sorting substances such as grain or coal into different sizes.
E.g. the material retained on each sieve screen is weighed in turn

verb

conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.
E.g. her hair swung across to screen her face
show (a film or video) or broadcast (a television programme).
E.g. the show is to be screened by the BBC later this year
test (a person or substance) for the presence or absence of a disease.
E.g. outpatients were screened for cervical cancer
pass (a substance such as grain or coal) through a large sieve or screen, especially so as to sort it into different sizes.
E.g. granulated asphalt—manufactured to 40 mm down or screened to 28 mm & 14 mm down
project (a photograph or other image) through a transparent ruled plate so as to be able to reproduce it as a half-tone.

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