wikipedia|dab=screen
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Pronunciation
IPA|/skri�n/
SAMPA|/skri:n/
enPR|skr�n
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�n|-i�n

Noun
en-noun

1. A physical divider intended to block an area from view.
2. A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
3. The informational viewing area of electronic output devices; the result of the output.

#* 1977, Sex Pistols, Spunk, �Problems�:
#*: You won't find me living for the screen

1. The viewing area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation
2. basketball An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
3. baseball The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects

#: Jones caught the foul up against the screen.

Translations
trans-top|informational viewing area of electronic output devices
Czech: obrazovka f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
rfc-trans

Bosnian: ekran#Bosnian|ekran m
CJKV Characters: �
Chinese:
:Simplified Chinese: ��
:Traditional Chinese: ��
:Pinyin: bingmu
Croatian: ekran#Croatian|ekran m
Dutch: scherm n
French: écran m
German: Schirm
Greek: οθ�νη (othoni)
mid
Italian: schermo m (4), blocco m (5)
Japanese: ����� (sukurīn)
Korean: ��린 (seukeurin)
Latin: umbraculum
Macedonian: ек�ан (ekran) m
Maltese: skrin m
Polish: ekran#Polish|ekran m
Russian: �к�ан (ekran)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ек�ан#Serbian|ек�ан m
:Latin: ekran#Serbian|ekran m
Spanish: pantalla f, biombo m

Synonyms
pick (basketball)

Related terms
Chinese screen
moving screen
screen door
screened-in
silver screen
smokescreen
touch screen

Verb
en-verb

1. To filter by passing through a screen.

#: Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.

1. To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing

#: The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.

1. context|film|television To present publicly (on the screen).

#: The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.

1. To fit with a screen.

#: We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy.

Related terms
screenbound
screen in
screen out
screener

See also
w:Censorship|Wikipedia article on censorship

Category:Contranyms

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• 2007-10-17 09:23 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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