on-screen

[ on-skreen, awn- ]

adjective

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.

adverb

1. in a motion picture or television program or in one's professional life:

   On-screen he's a villain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of on-screen¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Many players said the game's frame rate - which governs the smoothness of on-screen animations - was unstable.

From BBC

Asked what it’s like to watch herself on-screen performing that scene, Deadwyler took a deep breath.

From Los Angeles Times

I caught up with several CNN insiders, on-screen and off, who helped make the night a television memory that millions of Americans will never forget.

From Slate

I watched the Detroit Lions finish off the Minnesota Vikings, and a Republican father on-screen said that Tim Sheehy thinks the government should be making medical decisions for “my girls.”

From Slate

James' video ends with an on-screen message condemning Trump’s rhetoric: “Hate takes us back.”

From Salon