Look up: Screen

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   screen
   [n] - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing 2. [n] - display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created 3. [n] - partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space 4. [n] - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something 5. [n] - protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects) 6. [v] - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection 7. [v] - examine in order to test suitability 8. [v] - project onto a screen for viewing 9. [v] - prevent from entering, as of light 10. [v] - examine methodically
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   Screen
   A partition (of stone or wood). A rood screen was at the western end of the chancel, below a rood. A 'parclose screen' separated the rest of the church from a chapel.
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   The lined glass, now called contact film, through which images are photographed to create halftones. Shooting through the mesh of a screen breaks an image into tiny dots. The closer the lines of the screen, the smaller the dots and the more dots per inch; the farther apart the lines of the screen, the bigger the dots and the fewer the dots per inch...
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   1. (hardware) A generic term for a display device that shows text and/or images on a roughly flat rectangular surface. The most common type is usually refered to as a 'monitor' and is based on a cathode-ray tube, though flat panel displays have, since around 2000, become increasingly competitive in price and performance. (2005-07-28) 2. A screen m...
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   an apparatus having holes or slits and intended for the separation of suspended material according to size Category: Various industries and crafts • surface onto which images are projected by a film or slide projector Category: General • an arrangement of shields to protect thermometers from radiation while allowing free ventilation Category: Standards, measures and test...
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   Screen
   See pulpitum.
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   A pierced barrier, often carved wood, dividing a space but allowing vision through to another area.
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   In a camera. the surface upon which the lens projects an image for viewfinding and, usually, focusing purposes. In SLR cameras. almost universally a Fresnel screen with a fine-ground surface. Often incorporates a microprism or split-image rangefinder.
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   Large vibrating sheet, or mat, of woven wire or polypropylene, with specific size holes through which aggregates fall through, and are collected.
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    Screen (skrēn) noun [ Middle English scren , Old French escrein , escran , French écran , of uncertain origin; confer German schirm a screen, Old High German scirm , scerm a protection, shield, or German schragen a trestle, a stack of wood, or German schranne a railing.] 1. Anything that separates or cuts off inconveni ...
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    Screen (skrēn) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Screened ; present participle & verbal noun Screening .] 1. 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 ...
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    Screen (skrēn) noun (Cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better.
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    1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvience, 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 comands.' (Macaulay) ... 2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, e ...
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    noun protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)
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    projection screen noun a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
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    concealment noun a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; `they crouched behind the screen`; `under cover of darkness`
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    noun display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created
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    (skrēn) a framework or agent used as a shield or protector; called also protectant and protective. to separate well individuals in a population from those who have an undiagnosed disease, defect, or other pathologic condition or who are at high risk by means of tests, examinations, or other procedures...
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    • (n.) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball better. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet...
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    (from the article `basketball`) Legal action of a player who, without causing more than incidental contact, delays or prevents an opponent from reaching his desired position.
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    (from the article `furniture`) ...that is, fastened to the wall within frames. Wall pictures made of paper and, subsequently, patterned wallpaper became a cheaper substitute for ... ...India, which has seven concentric enclosures. The dominant idea in delimiting the holy place is to protect the sacred element and its mystery. ... [2 ...
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    (from the article `photoengraving`) The feasibility of the method was demonstrated in about 1850, when a halftone image was produced by photography through a screen of loosely woven ... The density of the print at each point depends on the depth of the cell at that point and the quantity of ink it contains, rather than on the ... [2 ...
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    (1) A printing process in which a squeegee forces paint or ink through a screen which is decorated with stenciled designs onto the paper. (2) The surface onto which an image of a slide or television picture is shown.
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    narrow passage at the lower end of the hall. Screen passage
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    A metallic sheet or plate, woven wire cloth, or similar device, with regularly spaced openings of uniform size, mounted in a suitable frame or holder for use in separating material according to size.
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