# screening

Pronunciation: US say "SKREE-ning" /ˈskɹinɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. The showing of a film to an audience, typically by projecting it on a screen.
   - Simple: The showing of a movie to people, usually on a big screen.
   - _The festival opened with the screening of a restored silent classic._
   - _Admission to the screening was limited to invited critics and journalists._
2. The testing of people in a population who show no symptoms, in order to identify cases of a disease early.
   - Simple: Testing many people who feel healthy to find a disease early, before it shows any signs.
   - _Regular screening for breast cancer can catch tumors years before symptoms appear._
   - _Newborn hearing screening is now standard practice in many hospitals._
3. The examination of job applicants, business propositions, or investment opportunities to identify hidden weaknesses or unsuitability.
   - Simple: Checking people who apply for jobs, business ideas, or investments to find hidden problems before saying yes.
   - _Thorough screening of résumés eliminated half the applicants before interviews began._
   - _The venture fund relies on early screening to weed out startups with shaky finances._
4. The examination of people or materials to detect problems, through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes.
   - Simple: Checking people or things carefully to find problems before they cause trouble.
   - _Careful screening of the water samples revealed traces of lead._
   - _Every package goes through screening before it enters the courthouse._
6. A test or method used to check people or materials for problems such as disease.
   - Simple: A test that checks people or things for problems, such as illness.
   - _A simple vision screening showed that he needed glasses._
   - _Background screenings are required for everyone who works with children._
7. The process of passing a material through a screen or sieve to detect and remove unwanted fractions.
   - Simple: Putting material like sand or coal through a screen with holes to remove pieces that are not wanted.
   - _Screening of the crushed rock separated clean gravel from fine dust._
   - _The recycling plant uses screening to pull large debris from the compost stream._
8. Mesh material, such as fine wire or plastic netting, used to cover openings like windows and doors while letting air pass through.
   - Simple: A net-like material with tiny holes, used on windows and doors to keep bugs out.
   - _We replaced the rusted screening before mosquito season._
   - _Hardware stores sell aluminum screening by the roll._
9. The refuse or unwanted material left over after sand, coal, ashes, or similar substances have been passed through a screen.
   - Simple: The dust and small bits that are left over after sand, coal, or ashes go through a screen.
   - _Trucks hauled the screening away from the gravel pit each evening._
   - _Coal screening was once burned as cheap fuel in factory boilers._
10. The use of a player's body to shield the ball from an opponent or to block an opponent's view of play.
   - Simple: When a player uses their body to keep someone from the other team away from the ball or block their view.
   - _Clever screening by the striker shielded the ball until support arrived._
   - _The forward's screening of the goalkeeper made the long-range shot hard to track._
11. Positioning by players on the serving team that blocks the opponents' view of the server and of the path the served ball takes.
   - Simple: When the serving team stands in a way that hides the server and the ball from the other team.
   - _The officials called screening after the front row raised their arms during the serve._
   - _Screening by the blockers hid the jump serve until it was too late to react._

## Verb

5. Present participle and gerund of screen. — present participle and gerund of screen
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of screen. Use it for an action that is happening, or as a noun that names the activity.
   - _Airport staff were screening every bag before the flight boarded._
   - _The committee spent the morning screening applications for the scholarship._

## Origin

Formed from "screen" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/screening (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).