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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOn-screen
/ˈɒnˌskriːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Existing, displayed, or taking place on a television, computer, or movie screen.
"The film features stunning on-screen graphics and visual effects."
- 1
On or upon a television, cinema, or computer screen.
"The actors had great chemistry both on-screen and in real life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The compound word combines the preposition 'on' (derived from Old English 'an', 'on') and the noun 'screen' (derived from Middle English 'screne', from Old Northern French 'escrean'). Emerging in the mid-20th century with the advent of cinema and television, it originally described actions or projections visible upon a display surface and has since expanded to include digital user interfaces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On-screen" is said worldwide
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à l'écran
Transliteration: ah lek-rahn
"Les effets spéciaux à l'écran sont impressionnants."
auf dem Bildschirm
Transliteration: auf dem bild-schirm
"Die Untertitel erscheinen direkt auf dem Bildschirm."
su schermo
Transliteration: su sker-mo
"La chimica tra i due attori su schermo è innegabile."
en pantalla
Transliteration: en pan-tai-ya
"Los subtítulos aparecen en pantalla."
na tela
Transliteration: nah teh-lah
"A qualidade da imagem na tela é excelente."
स्क्रीन पर
Transliteration: screen par
"यह दृश्य स्क्रीन पर बहुत सुंदर लगता है।"
屏幕上的
Transliteration: píngmù shàng de
"演员在屏幕上的表现非常出色。"
화상의
Transliteration: hwasang-ui
Script: 화면상의
"그 배우는 화면상에서 매력이 넘친다."
画面上の
Transliteration: gamen-jō no
"画面上の文字が小さくて読みづらい。"
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