screening

English Online Dictionary. What means screening‎? What does screening mean?

English

Etymology

From screen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ

Noun

screening (countable and uncountable, plural screenings)

1. (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

2. The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).

   Synonyms: sieving, straining, sifting

3. (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.

4. (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:

   Hyponym: prescreening

   1. (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
   2. (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
5. (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.

   Synonym: screen

   Hyponym: prescreen

6. The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
7. (soccer) Shielding.
8. (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.

Derived terms

Related terms

• (showing of a film): big screen, small screen

Descendants

• → German: Screening
• → Spanish: screening

Translations

See also

• (performing the work needed to uncover latent problems): due diligence, weeding out

Verb

screening

1. present participle and gerund of screen

Anagrams

• recensing, secerning

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English screening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɾinin/ [esˈkɾi.nĩn]
• Rhymes: -inin

Noun

screening m (uncountable)

1. screening

   Synonym: cribado

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.