n
(uncountable) Light that is behind a photographic subject.
n
Part of a condenser microphone that sits behind the diaphragm and which acts, in conjunction with the diaphragm, as a sort of variable capacitor.
n
The bottom layer of a solar cell
v
(poetic, archaic, rare) To cover with a film.
n
A circuit breaker or thermostat consisting of two metals fused together.
v
To create the bluelines for material that is about to be printed.
adj
(archaeology) having a broad line inscribed or drawn
n
(photography) A sheathed wire plunger used to activate the shutter of a camera without accidentally moving it
n
(informal, India) A smartphone-taken picture of oneself in a car.
n
(film, television) A vertical bar positioned in groups to break up the illumination from a light source.
n
The repeating pattern found in many origami papers, originally applied with wood blocks, but now mainly using silkscreen techniques.
v
To separate components using such a device
n
(printing) Any of the marks placed at the corners of a form to indicate where the page is to be trimmed.
n
A small cube, or one making up part of a larger cube or structure.
n
(surveying, travel) A linear cleared area through undeveloped land.
n
A form of drawing in which numbered dots on a page must be connected in ascending order to create a final picture
adj
(video games) Synonym of flip-screen
n
A screen placed in front of something.
n
(construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured
n
A four-inch per four-inch gauze or similar material.
n
(US) A person who assembles the timbers of a wood-framed building.
n
(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light.
n
Sheets of paper with an outline grid of lines used for plotting graphs.
v
(fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
n
(printing) One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
n
Alternative form of hand screen [(now chiefly historical) A small screen held in the hand, used as a fan, or to protect one's face from light or heat.]
n
Either half of a screen that has been divided into two
n
A large interactive display system that may interact with an audience response system, and which replaces and extends a blackboard or whiteboard.
n
A device that interlocks.
n
(uncountable) The characteristic of having joints.
n
A device that laminates.
n
(palmistry) A particular crease in the palm.
n
(computer vision) A line segment.
n
A screen displayed by a computer or mobile device left unattended, requiring the user to perform a certain action to regain access.
n
A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration and/or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
n
(graph theory) Any configuration of a Petri net with a number of marks or tokens distributed across it.
n
A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
n
an unsigned leaflet distributed clandestinely
adv
Inside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.
n
A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar.
n
(figuratively) A disguise; concealment.
n
Alternative form of screenburn [Damage caused to some older computer screens where a frequently-displayed image "burns" a dull copy of itself onto the screen, and remains permanently visible.]
n
An additional sheet of material, commonly polyurethane or glass, that can be attached to the screen of an electronic device to protect it against physical damage.
n
(slang) Synonym of rough ride
n
Material that can be screened or filtered.
n
One who undergoes screening.
n
An advance screening of a film sent to critics, awards voters, etc.
n
(informal) A screensaver.
n
(military) Distance from the source of a smoke screen to the point downwind where the background begins to become recognizable.
n
The process by which something is screened out.
n
Alternative form of screen test [A filmed audition to test the screen-acting ability of a potential actor.]
n
(architecture) Work in the form of a screen.
n
A draughtsman's instrument for ruling parallel lines.
n
(television) A plate punched with tiny holes that separate the coloured phosphors in the layer behind the front glass of the screen. Three electron guns at the back of the screen sweep across the mask, with the beams only reaching the screen if they pass through the holes.
n
synonym of screened cable
n
Obsolete form of screen. [A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.]
n
(printing) A sheet inserted between freshly printed pages to prevent them from sticking together.
n
(television editing) A black screen.
n
(electronics) A thin lacquer-like layer of polymer that is usually applied to the copper traces of a printed circuit board for protection against oxidation and to prevent solder bridges from forming between closely spaced solder pads.
n
(theater) A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
n
The point at which two things are spliced.
n
Alternative form of spot beam [(telecommunications) A satellite signal that is specially concentrated in power (i.e. sent by a high-gain antenna) so that it will cover only a limited geographic area on Earth.]
n
(geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
n
A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.
n
A very large screen for showing films, sports events, etc.
n
(in digital libraries) The practice of leaving a marker in a location where a digital record has been withdrawn, in order to signify that the record had previously existed.
n
A 360-degree theatre, a circular room where the viewer sits or stands in the center and films are projected on the walls on all sides.
n
A bank of tiled videoscreens forming one large screen on a wall.
n
(science fiction) A wall-mounted screen display.
adj
Marked with a waymark.
n
(sociology) The Overton window.
adv
By means of, or in terms of, windows or ranges.
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