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noun

a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.

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Origin of screen test

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby screen test

screen process, screen reader, screen saver, screenshort, screenshot, screen test, screen time, screen trading, screen-wiper, screenwriter, screet

Other definitions for screen test (2 of 2)

screen-test

[ skreen-test ]

/ ˈskrinˌtɛst /

verb (used with object)

to give a screen test to: The studio screen-tested 400 children before casting the part.

verb (used without object)

to undergo a screen test: Dozens of actors have screen-tested for the role.

Origin of screen-test

First recorded in 1965–70; v. use of noun phrase screen test

How to use screen test in a sentence

After multiple callbacks, auditions, screen tests, and chemistry reads, she turned out to be right.
Candace Nicholas-Lippman Is The BFF We All Need In ‘Blindspotting’|Brande Victorian|June 11, 2021|Essence.com
In February 2020, W first experimented on TikTok but took a year-long hiatus until this February when it started producing original content for the platform, including its ASMR and screen test series.
With BDG leading its sales, W Magazine doubled first quarter digital revenue over 2020|Kayleigh Barber|May 18, 2021|Digiday
There was a scene in the screen test about a separation, where I cried buckets.
Jane Birkin is back with a new album, but her presence is everlasting|Jeff Weiss|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
I was fortunate enough to do a screen test, and the owner felt like I had some political opinions that might be kind of fun to put on air.
Full Transcript: Tomi Lahren on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 31, 2020|Ozy

The garrulous assistant to a fading screen siren in Clouds of Sils Maria.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The gentleman was listed as Orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“JSwipe is currently under heavy load,” flashed across the screen, one night as a friend and I looked at it.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A sad-faced orange Star of David flashed across the iPhone screen as we swiped left on “James” (not his real name).
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her name was Courtney, and she was a fashion editor for magazines like Photoplay, Screenland, Silver Screen.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4|Various
For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The phloridzin test consists in the hypodermic injection of a small quantity of phloridzin.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for screen test

screen test

noun

a filmed audition of a prospective actor or actress to test suitability

the test film so made

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