split-screen

splɪt-skriːn

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Definition of split-screen - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

technology

TECH.

divided into sections for different content

TECH.

The split-screen layout displayed the news and weather side by side.

divided

partitioned

film technique

TECH.

showing two scenes at once on screen

TECH.

The movie used a split-screen to show both characters.

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split-screen technique

method in video games for multiple players on one screen

The split-screen technique allowed us to play together on the console.

Origin of split-screen

English, split (divide) + screen (display)

Examples of split-screen in a sentence

The split-screen interface allowed for multitasking on the tablet.
The director's use of split-screen added depth to the scene.
Split-screen effects were popular in 70s cinema.

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French:en écran partagé, écran partagé, ...
German:geteiltes Bildschirmlayout, Doppelbildschirm, ...
Italian:schermo diviso, a schermo diviso, ...
Spanish:pantalla dividida, dividida, ...
Portuguese:tela dividida, ecrã dividido, ...
Chinese:分屏布局, 分屏, ...
Japanese:セクション分割, 分割画面の, ...
Arabic:مُقَسَّم الشَّاشَة, شَاشَة مُقَسَّمَة, ...
Hebrew:מְפוּצָּל, בַּמָּסָךְ מְחוּצָה, ...
Russian:разделенные секции, разделённый экран, ...
Ukrainian:розділений екран, ...
Hindi:विभाजित-स्क्रीन, विभाजित स्क्रीन, ...
Bengali:বিভক্ত-পর্দার, দ্বৈত-স্ক্রিন, ...
Catalan:de pantalla dividida, bipantalla, ...
Czech:rozdělený, splitscreenový, ...
Danish:opdelt, split-screen, ...
Dutch:gesplitst scherm, split-screen, ...
Greek:διαιρεμένος, διπλής οθόνης, ...
Hungarian:osztott képernyős, kettéosztott képernyős, ...
Khmer:បែងចែកអេក្រង់ជាផ្នែកៗ, បែងចែកអេក្រង់, ...
Korean:분할 화면, 분할 화면의, ...
Persian:دوبخشی, دوصفحه‌ای, ...
Polish:podzielony ekran, ...
Portuguese (BR):tela dividida, de tela dividida, ...
Romanian:ecran divizat, cu ecran divizat, ...
Swedish:delad skärm, split-screen, ...
Thai:หน้าจอแยก, สองฉากพร้อมกัน, ...
Turkish:bölünmüş ekran, ...
Vietnamese:chia đôi màn hình, màn hình chia đôi, ...

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