screening

[ skree-ning ]

noun

1. the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
2. the showing of a motion picture:

   There will be screenings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

3. screenings, (used with a singular or plural verb)
   1. undesirable material that has been separated from usable material by means of a screen or sieve:

      screenings of imperfect grain.

   2. extremely fine coal.
4. the meshed material used in screens for windows and doors.

Other Words From

• pre·screening noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of screening¹

First recorded in 1715–25; screen + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“Viral testing is an important public health screening mechanism that can quickly and efficiently identify those with infections and stop them from undergoing activities that could expose others, including potential travel,” the report said.

From Washington Post

This would seem to be an important finding to consider as chatbot use grows — not just in the screening of patients, but even to treat depression.

From Freakonomics

Reporters wore masks and underwent temperature checks and symptom screenings before Thursday’s news conferences.

From Washington Post

Lead screenings are the starting point to finding children at high risk and removing the source of their lead exposure.

From Science News

The problem with screening is that it can be good at finding cancers that might not actually harm the patient.

From Freakonomics

After the screening, Jolie, who says she renewed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.

From The Daily Beast

The first public screening of Pathé film shorts took place sometime around 1903.

From The Daily Beast

According to League, Alamo Drafthouse was actively working with Sony on Monday on the possibility of screening The Interview.

From The Daily Beast

“Most of those 19 locations will be screening it in some way,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

This bungalow has two levels, a screening room, a dining room, many offices, an art department, and cutting rooms.

From The Daily Beast

A man had come to stand beside it, his body screening the light of one of the lamps that hung from a rafter of the ceiling.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearer came the feet, and I peered between the interstices of the screening balustrade.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, human beings could not exist in such a scene, save by closely hugging the ground, or screening themselves behind trees.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not entirely for the money that he undertook the laborious task of washing "riffles" and "screening tailings."

From Project Gutenberg

With a staff in one hand and screening her eyes with the other, old Rachel comes sidling down the steps.

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