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screen (Janus word)
To display (~ a movie) and to hide (~ his view).
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Word Entries containing the term: “screen
electroluminescent display screen (s) (noun), electroluminescent display screens (pl)
A tool with an extra semiconductor control layer which permits storing of images for controllable periods of at least an hour: The desired image is projected onto the electroluminescent display screen with ultraviolet light, and it is completely erased with infrared radiation.
This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 34) lumen-, lumin-, lum- (page 1)
electronic sky screen equipment, electronic skyscreen equipment
1. An instrument which signals the exit of a missile from a predetermined trajectory or the path of a flying object.
2. An electronic device that indicates the departure of a missile from a predetermined trajectory or the path followed by an object moving through space.

The term sky screen refers to equipment that provides a posiive indication to the military range-safety officer whenever a missile deviates from its planned trajectory or its movement through space.

One sky screen monitors the flight bearing and the other sky screen monitors vertical programming.

This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 68) -tron, -tronic, -tronics + (page 12)
rare-earth screen
An x-ray-intensifying screen made of rare-earth elements; such as, yttrium and gadolinium.

These screens make it possible for lower radiation doses to be used while producing acceptable film densities.

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