split screen

noun

: a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images

also : the visual composition based on this technique

Examples of split screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The main story campaign can be played in single-player, or with up to four players online or two players locally via split screen. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026

And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Under one plausible theory of technological development, artificial intelligence will turn the economy into a dystopian split screen. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

The video was removed on June 26 after the booth had monitors showing the current North Carolina state flag, but also had video displays showing split screens of the state flag and the Confederate flag. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for split screen

• agin
• alkene
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• ameen
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• baleen
• beeline
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• between
• bromine