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onscreen

adj

Etymology

From on + screen.

  1. derived from *skrankaz✻
  2. derived from *skrank✻
  3. derived from *scranc✻ — “barrier”
  4. derived from *(s)ker-✻
  5. derived from *skirmiz✻
  6. derived from *skirmi✻
  7. derived from skirm
  8. derived from scherm
  9. derived from escren
  10. derived from escren
  11. inherited from scren
  12. compounded as onscreen — “on + screen”

Definitions

  1. As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.

    • The two actors had a very realistic onscreen romance, but in reality they couldn't stand each other.

  2. Inside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.

    • I leaned over her shoulder to see two cybergirls yanking out each other's hair. Katy was typing insults that appeared onscreen.
    • Think of them [task panes] as dialog boxes that enable you to type while they're onscreen.
    • And the best voice actors — their names known to fans and promoted by companies — can become celebrities despite never appearing onscreen.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for onscreen. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA