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- [on, awn skreen]
- /ɒn, ɔn skrin/
- /ɒn skriːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [on, awn skreen]
- /ɒn, ɔn skrin/
Definitions of on-screen word
- adjective on-screen occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life. 1
- adjective on-screen displayed on a television screen; supplied by means of television: an on-screen course in economics. 1
- adverb on-screen in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life: On-screen he's a villain. 1
- adjective on-screen On-screen means appearing on the screen of a television, cinema, or computer. 0
- adjective on-screen On-screen means relating to the roles played by film or television actors, in contrast with their real lives. 0
- adjective on-screen On-screen is also an adverb. 0
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Origin of on-screen
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for On-screen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
on-screen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for on-screen
adjective on-screen
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerized — A computerized system, process, or business is one in which the work is done by computer.
- online — located on major routes or rail lines: online industries.
adverb on-screen
- live — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
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