| Noun | 1. | screening - the display of a motion picturedisplay - exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage" preview - a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public | |
| 2. | screening - fabric of metal or plastic meshcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" screen - protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects) | |
| 3. | screening - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft" | |
| 4. | screening - testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristicstesting - an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox" genetic screening - analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria" | |