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pinscreen

pinscreen noun: a screen through which many closely spaces parallel pins have been inserted, used to make an impression of a three-dimensional object. Used as a novelty and in animated film entertainment.

pinscreen: a screen through which many closely spaces parallel pins have been inserted, used to make an...
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Noun

pinscreen (plural pinscreens)

  1. A screen through which many closely spaces parallel pins have been inserted, used to make an impression of a three-dimensional object. Used as a novelty and in animated film entertainment.

Forms of pinscreen

pluralpinscreens

Origin of pinscreen

From pin + screen.

Questions about pinscreen

What does pinscreen mean?
Pinscreen means a screen through which many closely spaces parallel pins have been inserted, used to make an impression of a three-dimensional object. Used as a novelty and in animated film entertainment.
What part of speech is pinscreen?
Pinscreen is a noun.
What is the plural of pinscreen?
The plural of pinscreen is pinscreens.

Words near pinscreen in the dictionary

  1. Pinsao Proper
  2. pinscape
  3. pinscapes
  4. pinscher
  5. pinschers
  6. pinscreen
  7. pinscreens
  8. pinseal
  9. pinsel
  10. pinsels
  11. pinsetter

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