screening
noun
Simple meaning
The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of different testing, checking, or filtering processes.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskɹinɪŋ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
by extensionuncountable
The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as
The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
medicine
Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
in the plural
Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
countable
A test or method used for this purpose.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as
Used this way, screening is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use screening
- “They are having a free health screening at the community center.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease.
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