SCREENING
Dictionary entry overview: What does screening mean?
• SCREENING (noun)
The noun SCREENING has 4 senses:
1. the display of a motion picture
2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh
3. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
4. testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
Familiarity information: SCREENING used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SCREENING (noun)
Meaning:
The display of a motion picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
screening; showing; viewing
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
display (exhibiting openly in public view)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screening"):
preview (a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public)
Meaning:
Fabric of metal or plastic mesh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Holonyms ("screening" is a substance of...):
screen (protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects))
Meaning:
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
masking; cover; covering; screening
Context example:
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
concealing; concealment; hiding (the activity of keeping something secret)
Meaning:
Testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("screening" is a kind of...):
testing (an examination of the characteristics of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screening"):
genetic screening (analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease)
