monitor
IPA: mˈɑnʌtɝ
noun
- Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
- A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
- (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
- A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
- (computing) A program for viewing and editing.
- (Hong Kong, Singapore, archaic in Britain) A student leader in a class.
- (nautical) One of a class of relatively small armored warships with only one or two turrets (but often carrying unusually large guns for a warship of its size), usually designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than open-ocean combat. [from 1862]
- (archaic) An ironclad.
- A monitor lizard.
- (obsolete) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
- (engineering) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring the several tools successively into position.
- A monitor nozzle.
- Any of several publications e.g. the "Christian Science Monitor".
- (Freemasonry) A text of works or instruction which are not secret and may be written e.g. "Indiana Monitor and Freemasons' Guide".
verb
- (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
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Examples of "monitor" in Sentences
- He monitors distributive routes.
- Inspect and monitor the difference.
- The movement of the cat is monitored.
- Inspection monitors the quality of the service.
- A detector monitors the operation of the system.
- Either the keyboard or the monitor is in the way.
- Cleavage of the substrate was monitored by measuring.
- The table spill off the sides of the screen on my monitor.
- The children watch the battle on the monitor in the Autobot headquarters.
- The lag is between the input of the monitor, and the picture on the monitor.
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