screenableadj.

Brit.

/ˈskriːnəbl/, U.S.

/ˈskrinəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screen v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < screen v. + -able suffix.

Capable of or suitable for being screened (in various senses of the verb).

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1904 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 24 Aug. 5/1 (advt.) They keep coal dry and always in the pink of screenable condition.

1955 Lloyd's List Law Rep. 1954 2 75/1 So high a proportion of lumps indicated a degree of dampness, which would mean that the powder could not be free running and, therefore, was not screenable.

1963 J. F. Jastak et al. Mental Retardation ii. 25 Screening was completed on 72 of the 87 households, constituting 83 per cent of the screenable population.

1988 N. Lowndes Chekago i. 11 Sometimes he borrowed the portable, late at night when things were slack; he was hooked on anything screenable.

2003 B. Dixon in I. Mackillop & N. Sinyard Brit. Cinema of 1950s 205 They are hard pressed to find enough prints in screenable condition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	screenable
释义	screenableadj. Brit. /ˈskriːnəbl/, U.S. /ˈskrinəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screen v., -able suffix. Etymology: < screen v. + -able suffix. Capable of or suitable for being screened (in various senses of the verb). ΚΠ 1904 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 24 Aug. 5/1 (advt.) They keep coal dry and always in the pink of screenable condition. 1955 Lloyd's List Law Rep. 1954 2 75/1 So high a proportion of lumps indicated a degree of dampness, which would mean that the powder could not be free running and, therefore, was not screenable. 1963 J. F. Jastak et al. Mental Retardation ii. 25 Screening was completed on 72 of the 87 households, constituting 83 per cent of the screenable population. 1988 N. Lowndes Chekago i. 11 Sometimes he borrowed the portable, late at night when things were slack; he was hooked on anything screenable. 2003 B. Dixon in I. Mackillop & N. Sinyard Brit. Cinema of 1950s 205 They are hard pressed to find enough prints in screenable condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1904
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