Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - screen
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n. & v. --n. 1 a fixed or movable upright partition for separating, concealing, or sheltering from draughts or excessive heat or light. 2 a thing used as a shelter, esp. from observation. 3 a a measure adopted for concealment. b the protection afforded by this (under the screen of night). 4 a a blank usu. white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected. b (prec. by the) the cinema industry. 5 the surface of a cathode-ray tube or similar electronic device, esp. of a television, VDU, etc., on which images appear. 6 = sight-screen. 7 = WINDSCREEN. 8 a frame with fine wire netting to keep out flies, mosquitoes, etc. 9 Physics a body intercepting light, heat, electric or magnetic induction, etc., in a physical apparatus. 10 Photog. a piece of ground glass in a camera for focusing. 11 a large sieve or riddle, esp. for sorting grain, coal, etc., into sizes. 12 a system of checking for the presence or absence of a disease, ability, attribute, etc. 13 Printing a transparent finely-ruled plate or film used in half-tone reproduction. 14 Mil. a body of troops, ships, etc., detached to warn of the presence of an enemy force. --v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from) a afford shelter to; hide partly or completely. b protect from detection, censure, etc. 2 (foll. by off) shut off or hide behind a screen. 3 a show (a film etc.) on a screen. b broadcast (a television programme). 4 prevent from causing, or protect from, electrical interference. 5 a test (a person or group) for the presence or absence of a disease. b check on (a person) for the presence or absence of a quality, esp. reliability or loyalty. 6 pass (grain, coal, etc.) through a screen. Phrases and idioms screen printing a process like stencilling with ink forced through a prepared sheet of fine material (orig. silk). screen test an audition for a part in a cinema film. Derivatives screenable adj. screener n. Etymology: ME f. ONF escren, escran: cf. OHG skrank barrier
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I. noun see: shear Date: 14th century a protective or ornamental device (as a movable partition) shielding an area from heat or drafts or from view, something that shelters, protects, or hides: as, a growth or stand of trees, shrubs, or plants, a protective formation of troops, ships, or planes, something that covers or disguises the true nature (as of an activity or feeling) , d. a maneuver in various sports (as basketball or ice hockey) whereby an opponent is legally impeded or the opponent's view of the play is momentarily blocked, ~ pass, 3. a perforated plate or cylinder or a meshed wire or cloth fabric usually mounted and used to separate coarser from finer parts, a system for examining and separating into different groups, a piece of apparatus designed to prevent agencies in one part from affecting other parts , a frame holding a usually metallic netting used especially in a window or door to exclude pests (as insects), 4. a flat surface on which a picture or series of pictures is projected or reflected, the surface on which the image appears in an electronic display (as in a television set, radar receiver, or computer terminal), a glass plate ruled with crossing opaque lines through which an image is photographed in making a halftone, the motion-picture medium or industry, II. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb to guard from injury or danger, 2. to give shelter or protection to with or as if with a ~, to separate with or as if with a ~, 3. to pass (as coal, gravel, or ashes) through a ~ to separate the fine part from the coarse, b. to examine usually methodically in order to make a separation into different groups, to select or eliminate by a ~ing process, to test or examine for the presence of something (as a disease) , to provide with a ~ to keep out pests (as insects), 5. a. to present (as a motion picture) for viewing on a ~, to view the presentation of (as a motion picture), to present in a motion picture, intransitive verb to appear on a motion-picture ~, to provide a ~ in a game or sport, see: hide ~able adjective ~er...Толковый словарь английского языка
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