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 event was carried by Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, while the BBC covered a portion of it before doing a split screen that included Trump’s rally in Allentown, PA. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024 When his second collection debuted with Boss, Payne performed a three-song acoustic set with Ora chiming separately on a split screen on Hugo’s Instagram and YouTube channel. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024 Other foldables allow a floating window over your apps rather than a split screen option. —

Ewan Spence, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 This past week, the Presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris played out online, side by side, as if in split screen. —

Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for split screen

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