on-screen: Meaning and Definition of

on-screen

Pronunciation: (on'skrēn', ôn'-), [key]
— adj.
  1. occurring within a motion picture or television show or in an actor's professional life: a raucous on-screen personality that was at odds with his quiet private life.
  2. displayed on a television screen; supplied by means of television: an on-screen course in economics.
—adv.
  1. in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life: On-screen he's a villain.
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