criba — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
criba is used for these senses in English:
- screen (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- sieve A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
- sieve A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
screen — full definition
- noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.
- verb To examine or test someone or something to detect a problem, risk, or suitability.
- verb To shield or conceal something from view.
- verb To show a film or program publicly.
sieve — full definition
- noun A kitchen tool with a mesh bottom used to separate larger pieces from smaller ones or to drain liquid from solids.
- noun Something, or someone, that lets too much through — a poor filter, especially for secrets or memory.
- verb To pass something through a sieve; to sift or strain.