screening vs fabric

screening and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
screening	Yes	No	No	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of screening; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than screening:

screening: fabric of metal or plastic mesh
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of screening include cloth, material, textile.

screening (noun)	fabric (noun)
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics	the underlying structure
fabric of metal or plastic mesh
the display of a motion picture