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Word: Monitor
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (in monitor (sense 3 of the noun)): from Latin, from monit- ‘warned’, from the verb monere. monitor (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the 1930s
ˈmɒnɪtə
a device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of something
Short Definition:device for observing or checking something
Examples:- a heart monitor
a television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera
Short Definition:television receiver in broadcasting studio
Examples:- the playback can be displayed on an external television screen or monitor
a school pupil with disciplinary or other special duties
Short Definition:school pupil with special duties
Examples:- he was a school monitor and a choir boy
a large tropical Old World lizard with a long neck, narrow head, forked tongue, strong claws, and a short body. Monitors were formerly believed to give warning of crocodiles.
Short Definition:lizard with long neck and short body
a shallow-draught warship mounting one or two heavy guns for bombardment.
Short Definition:shallow-draught warship
Word: Monitor
Speech Type: Verb
ˈmɒnɪtə
observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review
Short Definition:observe and check quality over time
Examples:- equipment was installed to monitor air quality
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