Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
screen or some aspect of one.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Part of the solution is hidden in the screenlike skin of the building, which is also doing the main work of supporting the entire form.
Designs for NYC's Park51 Islamic center show a literally enlightened building Philip Kennicott 2010
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Has that tangibility is that a word? that makes a screen un-screenlike and so much more interesting.
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The monster slid a tentacle across a screenlike surface.
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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The monster slid a tentacle across a screenlike surface.
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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It was the size of the first joint of his thumb, a dull brown metal covered with minute screenlike patterns.
Decision at Doona McCaffrey, Anne 1969
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At night, the overlook turns into a Warholian conceptual installation, with its art-house vibe and screenlike windows.
NYT > Travel By DIANE CARDWELL 2009
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