Topic: ARCHITECTURE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | escren, from Middle Dutch scherm |
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screen1 S2 W2
1TD the part of a television or computer where the picture or information appears [↪ monitor]: a computer with an 18-inch colour screen
television/computer
[countable]AMFAMTa computer with an 18-inch colour screen on (a) screen Her picture appeared on the screen. It's easy to change the text on screen before printing it.
Her picture appeared on the screen.It's easy to change the text on screen before printing it.2
film
a) [countable] the large white surface that pictures are shown on in a cinema : He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen.
He was horrified at some of the images he saw on the screen.b) [singular, uncountable]AMF films in general : a well-known screen actor
a well-known screen actor3 a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another : There was a screen around his bed.
movable wall
[countable]DMThere was a screen around his bed.4
something that hides
a) [countable] something tall and wide that hides a place or thing
b) [singular] something that hides what someone is doing
5 a medical test to see whether someone has an illness [= screening American English] The company is offering a free health screen to all employees.
test for illness
[countable] British EnglishThe company is offering a free health screen to all employees.6 a wire net fastened inside a frame in front of a window or door to keep insects out
door/window
[countable]DH7 a decorative wall in some churches
church
[countable]AA8 a player in a game such as basketball who protects the player who has the ball
