screen
/skriːn/ nounDefinition
COMPUTER/TV [C] › the part of a television or computer which shows images or writing: I spend most of my day working in front of a computer screen.
on screen › using a computer: Do you work on screen?
FILM SURFACE [C] › a large, flat surface where a film or an image is shown
CINEMA [U, no plural] › cinema films: an actor of stage and screen (= theatre and films) She first appeared on screen in 1965.
NET [C] › a wire net which covers a window or door and is used to stop insects coming in
SEPARATE [C] › a vertical structure which is used to separate one area from another
(Definition of screen noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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