screen test

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Synonyms: screen-test, screentest, screen tests

Antonyms: screen-test, screentest, screen tests

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Noun

1. {{&lit|en|screen|test|nodot=yes}}; a test of, or involving, a screen.
2. {{lb|en|film}} A [[filmed]] [[audition]] to test (and demonstrate) an [[actor]]'s [[screen]]-[[acting]] [[ability]] and/or suitability for a particular [[role]].
3. {{lb|en|chemistry|pathology}} A test for the presence of a particular [[substance]]; such a test that by extension tests for a particular [[organism]] or medical condition.
4. {{lb|en|violence|slang}} {{synonym of|en|rough ride}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|and|intransitive}} To audition via a screen test.
2. {{lb|en|chemistry|pathology}} To test for a particular [[substance]], [[organism]] or medical condition by means of a screen test.
3. {{lb|en|violence|slang}} To subject (someone) to a screen test.

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