Standard Lemma guide

screening

noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːnɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S K R IY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sieving, straining, sifting

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable

Examples

  • quarries and mines seeking markets for screenings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, uncountable

Examples

  • The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:

Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:

Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A test or method used for this purpose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • various screenings to administer first

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: screen

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Shielding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

present participle and gerund of screen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: testing

Narrower terms: genetic screening

13

noun

Meaning 13

the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cover, covering, masking

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concealment, concealing, hiding

14

noun

Meaning 14

fabric of metal or plastic mesh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile

15

noun

Meaning 15

the display of a motion picture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: showing, viewing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: display

Narrower terms: preview

History

Etymology

From screen + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мрежа (mreža) — mesh material that is used to screen
  • Finnish: verkko — mesh material that is used to screen
  • French: protection — mesh material that is used to screen
  • Russian: экрани́рование (ekranírovanije) — mesh material that is used to screen
  • Russian: засло́нка (zaslónka) — mesh material that is used to screen
  • Russian: сетка (setka) — mesh material that is used to screen
  • Bulgarian: отсяване (otsjavane) — process of checking or filtering
  • Catalan: cribratge — process of checking or filtering
  • Catalan: garbellament — process of checking or filtering
  • Finnish: tarkastus — process of checking or filtering
  • Finnish: seulonta — process of checking or filtering
  • Romanian: screening — process of checking or filtering
  • Russian: отбо́р (otbór) — process of checking or filtering
  • Russian: скри́нинг (skríning) — process of checking or filtering
  • Russian: фильтра́ция (filʹtrácija) — process of checking or filtering
  • Serbo-Croatian: skrining — process of checking or filtering
  • Serbo-Croatian: perlustracija — process of checking or filtering
  • Serbo-Croatian: probir — process of checking or filtering
  • Spanish: cribado — process of checking or filtering
  • Spanish: tamizado — process of checking or filtering
  • Swedish: screening — process of checking or filtering
  • Bulgarian: прожекция (prožekcija) — showing of a film
  • Finnish: esitys — showing of a film
  • French: projection — showing of a film
  • German: Vorführung — showing of a film
  • Hungarian: vetítés — showing of a film
  • Indonesian: nobar — showing of a film
  • Romanian: ecranizare — showing of a film
  • Russian: экраниза́ция (ekranizácija) — showing of a film
  • Russian: просмо́тр (prosmótr) — showing of a film
  • Serbo-Croatian: projekcija — showing of a film
  • Bulgarian: обогатяване (obogatjavane) — examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  • Catalan: garbellament — examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  • Finnish: seulonta — examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  • Finnish: seulos — material removed by such a process
  • Bulgarian: скрининг (skrining) — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Catalan: cribratge — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Finnish: seulonta — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • French: dépistage — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • German: Vorsorgeuntersuchung — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • German: Screening — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • German: Gesundenuntersuchung — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Indonesian: skrining — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Indonesian: penapisan — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Italian: screening — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Serbo-Croatian: probir — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Spanish: cribado — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Spanish: cribaje — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Spanish: tamizaje — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Spanish: tamizado — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
  • Spanish: despistaje — medicine: method to identify a disease in a non-symptomatic population
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