{
  "id": "screen.visual",
  "term": "screen",
  "sense": "visual",
  "pos": "noun",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 18,
  "arena": "screen",
  "domain": "display.visual",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "a surface that displays a visible image by using light to present visual information",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "surface.exterior",
      "image.visual",
      "light.visual",
      "exterior.spatial",
      "show.visual",
      "use.application",
      "visual.perceptual",
      "display.visual",
      "information.knowledge"
    ],
    "interaction": "the surface and light work together through application to show an image that is perceived visually",
    "novel_properties": [
      "visible image presentation",
      "dynamic visual output",
      "integrated display functionality"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The Hubble Space Telescope's primary mirror reflects light to form images of distant galaxies, displayed on screens at NASA's control center.",
      "domain": "astronomy"
    },
    {
      "text": "The OLED display in the iPhone 14 Pro emits light pixel by pixel to show video content from streaming apps.",
      "domain": "consumer electronics"
    },
    {
      "text": "The cockpit display in an Airbus A350 renders real-time flight data using LED-backlit screens during transatlantic flights.",
      "domain": "aviation"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "used_by": [],
  "forms": [
    "screen",
    "screened",
    "screening",
    "screens"
  ],
  "closed": false,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "reconciled": {
      "by": "openrouter:qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507",
      "date": "2026-07-31",
      "changed": "components",
      "note": "Added missing but constitutive components: display.visual (L13) and information.knowledge (L6), which are essential for capturing the full meaning in the existing definition."
    }
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-screen.visual"
}