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moni·tor (män′i tər)

noun

  1. a person who advises, warns, or cautions
  2. in some schools, a student chosen to help keep order, record attendance, etc.
  3. something that reminds or warns
  4. any of a family (Varanidae) of usually very large, flesh-eating lizards of Africa, S Asia, and Australia: from the notion that they warn of the presence of crocodiles
  5. ☆

    Etymology: < the Monitor, first such ship, built in 1862

    Historical a heavily armored warship with a low, flat deck and heavy guns fitted in one or more revolving turrets
  6. ☆ a mounting for a nozzle that allows a stream of water to be played in any direction, as in fire fighting
  7. a person who monitors a foreign broadcast, etc.
  8. any of various devices for checking or regulating the performance of machines, aircraft, guided missiles, etc.
  9. an instrument for measuring radioactive contamination by means of the ionizing radiation being emitted
  10. Comput. a video screen for displaying data, graphic images, etc.
  11. Radio, TV a receiver or speaker, as in the control room of a broadcasting studio, for checking the quality of the transmission

Etymology: L < pp. of monere, to warn < IE *moni- < base *men-, to think > mind

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to watch or check on (a person or thing) as a monitor
  2. to check on or regulate the performance of (a machine, airplane, etc.)
  3. to test for radioactive contamination with a monitor
  4. to listen in on (a foreign broadcast, telephone conversation, etc.) as for gathering political or military information
  5. Radio, TV to check the quality of (transmission) with or as with a monitor

monitor Related Forms
mon′·i·tor·ship′ noun
monitor Synonyms

monitor

n.

counselor, informant, director, proctor; see adviser.

monitor Synonyms

monitor

v.

watch, observe, control; see advise 1.

monitor Usage Examples

Object

  • progress: A key part of its remit will be to monitor progress.
  • effectiveness: The objectives will also be used to monitor the effectiveness of policies within the plan.
  • implementation: The regulator plans to monitor the implementation of the NIE Action Plan.
  • performance: The Center regularly monitors the performance of these instruments.
  • situation: The Government will monitor the situation to ensure that such pensions are not being used for tax avoidance.
  • usage: Apart from the application you should also monitor the disk usage.

Converse of object

  • calibrate: It's not possible, that only calibrating the monitor made that change.
  • connect: This is not the same as connecting a digital monitor to an analog graphics card.

Adjective modifier

  • monochrome: I wouldn't expect much from a monochrome monitor set to show 256 ( or even 127 ) shades of gray.
  • 19-inch: Position the 15- or 19-inch monitors anywhere around the patient -- either separately or together -- providing total freedom for surgeons.
  • flat: Two 3D generated portraits, created using 3D scanning techniques, presented on flat screen monitors anchored to the wall.

Adjective complement

  • 24x7: Our shared servers are fine tuned and monitored 24x7 to ensure they deliver the optimum hosting performance.

Noun used with modifier

  • heart: A heart rate monitor is also an essential tool for any workout.
  • tft: TFT monitors don't make electric guitars hum, and hum is your enemy when it comes to recording.
  • computer: The users have a small video camera mounted on top of their computer monitor.
  • PC: The primary function of Rade ( UK ) Ltd is on the disassembly of CRT containing products televisions and PC monitors.
  • baby: Monitors How can I avoid getting interference on my baby monitor?
  • TV: A TV monitor shows recent footage of a nearby sparrowhawk nesting site.

Infinitive complement

  • ensure: Projects are monitored to ensure that the outputs predicted in the original application are being achieved.

Modifies a noun

  • calibration: Poor color could be due to lack of monitor calibration and to a much lesser extent lack of scanner calibration.
monitor Quotes

There grows the wild ash; and a time-stricken willow Looks chidingly down on the mirth of the billow, As, like some gay child that sad monitor scorning, It lightly laughs back to the laugh of the morning.

—Callanan,JeremiahJohn

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