Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Existing or occurring outside the frame of a movie or television screen.
  • adjective Existing or occurring out of public view or knowledge; private.

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  • adjective Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen
  • adverb Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

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Examples

  • This was okay for "The Yellow Sign" though it did accentuate its grain, but in the case of the Italian film, it cropped the English subtitles offscreen, requiring me to watch it in "wide zoom" mode, stretching the image horizontally -- distortive but acceptable, considering how short it is.

    Archive 2007-02-04 2007

  • This was okay for "The Yellow Sign" though it did accentuate its grain, but in the case of the Italian film, it cropped the English subtitles offscreen, requiring me to watch it in "wide zoom" mode, stretching the image horizontally -- distortive but acceptable, considering how short it is.

    THE YELLOW SIGN AND OTHERS reviewed 2007

  • (Most of the violence is "offscreen" but the sadness of some of the war issues and the larger questions raised do make this a book I'd recommend for children of at least 11 and up.)

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

  • The other offscreen romance behind the enduring appeal of "The Clock" was Minnelli's long-distance love affair with New York.

    Somewhere, Over the City Bruce Bennett 2011

  • Cherry pointed to something offscreen, and Fancy followed her finger and came to rest on the brass object in her own hand.

    Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011

  • Cherry pointed to something offscreen, and Fancy followed her finger and came to rest on the brass object in her own hand.

    Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011

  • The woman looked past the camera, glaring defiantly at some offscreen presence, as if to say, Are you satisfied?

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • The woman looked past the camera, glaring defiantly at some offscreen presence, as if to say, Are you satisfied?

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • Cherry pointed to something offscreen, and Fancy followed her finger and came to rest on the brass object in her own hand.

    Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011

  • The woman looked past the camera, glaring defiantly at some offscreen presence, as if to say, Are you satisfied?

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

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