Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

split screen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: split screen
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A display technique that consists of subdividing graphics that appear on a screen into adjacent areas or subwindows.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of using this technique on a screen display.

Countable

adj

Dividing one's attention between two events unfolding simultaneously.

Example Sentences

"But the split-screen nature of this moment in his presidency was underscored when Mr. Trump devoted the first nine minutes of his speech to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent protests and riots unfolding in cities across the country."

Usage

Inflected Forms

split screens (plural) splitscreen (alternative) more split screen (comparative) most split screen (superlative)

Questions

What does split screen mean?: A display technique that consists of subdividing graphics that appear on a screen into adjacent areas or subwindows.

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