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Definition screen in British English

screen noun

noun
/skriːn/
1

the flat surface on a computer, television, or piece of electronic equipment where words and pictures are shown

Example

a computer/radar/TV/VDU screen

Example

A new icon will appear on your screen.

Example

Suddenly the screen went blank.

1.1

the set of words or pictures shown on a computer screen

Example

Click here to print the screen.

Synonyms and related words
active window avatar bar
1.2

relating to a computer screen or to what you can see on it

Example

Change the screen resolution.

Example

You need to refresh the screen display.

Synonyms and related words
accelerated graphics port accelerator card ADC
2

the flat surface in a cinema where the picture is shown

Example

a new 14-screen cinema

Example

The new action film will hit the screen later this month.

Synonyms and related words
aisle apron auditorium
2.1

cinema in general

Example

She was a star of stage and screen.

Synonyms and related words
the BFI the big screen Bollywood
2.2

connected with the cinema

Example

He sold the screen rights of his book for £5 million.

Example

her screen debut/career

Synonyms and related words
the BFI the big screen Bollywood
3

a flat structure that is used for separating one area of a room from another, for example to make it more private

Example

the beautiful altar screen in our local church

Example

She got undressed behind a folding screen.

Synonyms and related words
cavity wall chimney breast clerestory
4

something that protects you or allows you to hide

Example

The cattle provided a screen for the soldiers.

Example

His car was parked behind a screen of trees.

Synonyms and related words
precaution guardian protector
5

a wire or plastic net in a frame that fits in a door or window and lets air into a building but keeps insects out

Synonyms and related words
blind curtain curtain rail
5.1

the wire or plastic net that is used in a screen

Synonyms and related words
abuttals balustrade barbed wire
Definition screen in British English

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blue screen of death (noun) fire screen (noun) green screen (noun) help screen (noun) off-screen () on-screen (adjective, adverb) the radar (screen) (phrase) plasma screen (noun) rood screen (noun) screen (noun) screen (verb) screen door (noun) screen dump (noun) screen grab (noun) screen off (phrasal verb) screen out (phrasal verb) screen saver (noun) screen test (noun) second screen (verb) silk screen (noun) silk-screen (adjective) splash screen (noun) split screen (noun) split-screen (adjective) stacking (noun) the big screen (noun) the silver screen (noun) the small screen (noun) touch screen (noun)