screen
∞
1.0
- noun
- /skriːn/
:
pantalla
- I watched an exciting movie on the large screen at the cinema.
- touch screen
- computer screen
- television screen
People are watching the show on a screen in front of the set.
- People are watching the show on a screen in front of the set.
- So in sharing my screen, let me just show you.
- So you can switch between screen and screen.
Examples
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Many retail, fast food, and fine restaurants use touch screen technology to manage a customer's order.
Academic text (2008) -
Look at it through the screen or on the screen up there.
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People are watching the show on a screen in front of the set.
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So, you know, on my screen looks like that.
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Talk to the people, not to the screen or to the computer.
Academic text (2011) -
I saw this message on the screen.
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The numbers are on your screen.
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In the present study, the sentence was available on the computer screen throughout the trial.
Academic text (2011) -
I love flat screens and I love my laptop.
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Can information be projected on a large screen or sent to a printer?
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
197
2.5
A screen on a device that shows pictures and words
118
3.3
A screen that shows pictures from a computer
46
2.1
A flat display that shows pictures and text from a computer
30
3.2
A large television screen used to watch films or videos
21
3.7
A screen you touch to control a phone or tablet
19
2.7
A screen you touch to control a phone or tablet
8
2.7
A screen that shows the images and information from a computer
8
6.2
A screen or device that shows measurements from a machine
8
3.4
A TV or monitor with a screen wider than usual like a movie screen
7
7.8
A flat screen that shows images or video in a control room
3
2.8
A TV or monitor with a flat, thin screen
3
2.7
A screen much wider than it is tall for movies and presentations
2
3.4
A screen that shows text, photos, or moving pictures
2
2.8
A large white surface on which a projector shows images or videos
2
2.8
A screen in a studio that shows live TV for people to watch
1
3.6
An electronic screen that shows numbers or letters
1
2.5
A screen that shows pictures and text from a computer
1
3.0
A screen in a TV studio used to watch the live broadcast
1
5.4
An electronic screen that shows numbers and text
1
3.0
A flat screen or board that shows information in public places
1
3.9
A thin, flat screen for computers and televisions
A screen like a computer monitor that shows images and text
A heavy old TV or computer screen that uses a glass tube to show images
A white or shiny surface in a cinema for showing movies
A large screen that shows films or live events in public places
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used
Compounds
4
2.9
A program that shows moving pictures on a computer screen when you are not using it
- Specialized
A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
- Archaic
A transparent screen that lights up when X-rays or cathode rays hit it
- Specialized
The inside surface of an old television that lights up to show images
- Archaic
A decorative barrier in a church that separates the main part from the choir and often holds a cross
- Specialized
A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Screen came to mean the flat surface that shows pictures because early shows used a cloth 'screen' as a white cover for the light. So a screen is the place where images, video, or a movie appear.