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split screen en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (figuratively) Dividing one's attention between two events unfolding simultaneously.
    • 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. 2020 May 30, Peter Baker, “Trump Hopes for His Own Booster Shot From SpaceX Rocket Launch”, in The New York Times, retrieved 30 May 2020:

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most split screen Degree=Sup lexicographic
splitscreen alternative lexicographic
more split screen Degree=Cmp lexicographic

split screen en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A display technique that consists of subdividing graphics that appear on a screen into adjacent areas or subwindows.
  2. (countable) An instance of using this technique on a screen display.

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split screens Number=Plur lexicographic
splitscreen alternative lexicographic