pinscreen

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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.

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Meanings

nounpinscreen (plural pinscreens)

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.

Origin

From pin + screen.

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APA

pinscreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinscreen

MLA

“pinscreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinscreen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinscreen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinscreen.

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