on-screen

[ on-skreen, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˈskrin, ˈɔn- /

adjective

occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.
displayed on a television screen; supplied by means of television: an on-screen course in economics.

adverb

in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life: On-screen he's a villain.

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weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
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Origin of on-screen

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby on-screen

on-off, on-off phenomenon, on-peak, on-ramp, on-record, on-screen, on-seam, on-season, on-site, on-stream, on-target
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