screen test

US: (skrēn′test′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

screen′ test′, 

1. Show Business a filmed audition to determine the suitability of an individual for appearing or acting in a motion picture.

• 1920–25

screen-test  (skrēn′test′), v.t. 

1. to give a screen test to:
   The studio screen-tested 400 children before casting the part.

v.i. 

2. to undergo a screen test:
   Dozens of actors have screen-tested for the role.

• verb, verbal use of noun, nominal phrase screen test 1965–70