Definitions for monitor
monitor
mon·i·tor
Spelling: [mon-i-ter]
IPA: /ˈmɒn ɪ tər/
Monitor is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 155 anagrams from letters in monitor (imnoort).
Definitions for monitor
noun
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(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
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a person appointed to supervise students, applicants, etc., taking an examination, chiefly to prevent cheating; proctor.
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a person who admonishes, especially with reference to conduct.
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something that serves to remind or give warning.
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a device or arrangement for observing, detecting, or recording the operation of a machine or system, especially an automatic control system.
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an instrument for detecting dangerous gases, radiation, etc.
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Radio and Television.
a receiving apparatus used in a control room, especially to provide a steady check of the quality of an audio or video transmission.
a similar apparatus placed in various parts of a studio so that an audience can watch a recorded portion of a show, the performer can see the various segments of a program, etc.
any such receiving apparatus used in a closed-circuit system, as in an operating room.
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Computers.
the screen component of a computer, especially a free-standing screen.
a control program. Compare operating system.
a group of systems used to measure the performance of a computer system.
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Nautical.
a former U.S. steam-propelled, armored warship of very low freeboard, having one or more turrets and used for coastal defense.
(initial capital letter, italics) the first of such warships, used against the Confederate ironclad warship Merrimac at Hampton Roads, Va., in 1862.
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a raised construction straddling the ridge of a roof and having windows or louvers for lighting or ventilating a building, as a factory or warehouse.
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an articulated mounting for a nozzle, usually mechanically operated, which permits a stream of water to be played in any desired direction, as in firefighting or hydraulic mining.
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Also called giant. (in hydraulic mining) a nozzle for dislodging and breaking up placer deposits with a jet of water.
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any of various large lizards of the family Varanidae, of Africa, southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, fabled to give warning of the presence of crocodiles: several species are endangered.
verb (used with object)
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Radio and Television.
to listen to (transmitted signals) on a receiving set in order to check the quality of the transmission.
to view or listen to (television or radio transmissions) in order to check the quality of the video or audio.
to listen to (a radio conversation or channel); keep tuned to.
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to observe, record, or detect (an operation or condition) with instruments that have no effect upon the operation or condition.
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to oversee, supervise, or regulate:
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to watch closely for purposes of control, surveillance, etc.; keep track of; check continually:
verb (used without object)
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to serve as a monitor, detector, supervisor, etc.
Origin of monitor
1540-50; Latin: prompter, adviser, equivalent to moni-, variant stem of monēre to remind, advise, warn + -tor -tor
Examples for monitor
The monitor dropped astern, and again we turned and tried to ram her.
Not only did he recognize the importance of gathering large sets of data, he also tried to monitor its quality.
They were told to continue to monitor themselves for symptoms and take their temperature twice a day for 21 days.
Professor Penelope Leach told The Daily Beast it was ludicrous to monitor young children in that way.
Extra security was also set up along the lines to monitor other signs of potential sabotage.
Parliament looks at measures to monitor toddlers for anti-Semitic speech.
We went; we bore down upon the monitor, now in deeper water.
Being a downeaster, he liked to keep on good terms with that monitor.
Samuel, like the rest, had felt the sudden apparition of this monitor.
Written three days before the foundering of the monitor off Hatteras, Dec. 31st 1862.