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screening

screen·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skree-ning]
    • /ˈskri nɪŋ/
    • /ˈskriː.nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skree-ning]
    • /ˈskri nɪŋ/

Definitions of screening word

  • noun screening a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc. 1
  • noun screening a permanent, usually ornamental partition, as around the choir of a church or across the hall of a medieval house. 1
  • noun screening a specially prepared, light-reflecting surface on which motion pictures, slides, etc., may be projected. 1
  • noun screening Electronics. a surface on which electronically created images or text are displayed, as on a television, computer, mobile device, or radar receiver. 1
  • noun screening Digital Technology. frame (def 10). 1
  • noun screening motion pictures collectively or the motion-picture industry. 1

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Origin of screening

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25; screen + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Screening

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

screening popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

screening usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for screening

noun screening

  • checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
  • grillwork — material so formed as to function as or to have the appearance of a grille.
  • checking — the process of making sure that something is correct or satisfactory
  • network — any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.

adj screening

  • hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

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