Oxford Dictionary English the small screen nounnoun BrE BrE//ðə ˌsmɔːl ˈskriːn// ; NAmE NAmE//ðə ˌsmɔːl ˈskriːn// [singular] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultstelevision (when contrasted with cinema) This will be the film's first showing on the small screen. his first small-screen roleSee the small screen in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: the small screen oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com