monitor

Meaning

Noun

1. Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
2. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
3. A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
4. A studio monitor or loudspeaker.
5. A program for viewing and editing.
6. (dated) The command line interface of an operating system.
7. (Hong-Kong, Singapore, archaic) A student leader in a class.
8. A relatively small armored warship 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.
9. A monitor lizard (Varanus spp. and extinct relatives in family Varanidae).
10. 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 several tools successively into position.
11. A monitor nozzle.
12. (obsolete) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.
13. (archaic) An ironclad.

Verb

To watch over; to guard.

Synonyms

supervise

watch

⌚

observe

control

display

oversee

check

watcher

varan

admonisher

supervisor

keep an eye on

proctor

monitor lizard

overhear

watch over

eavesdrop

superintend

guard

💂

reminder

screen

spy on

bug

🐛

overseer

monitoring

invigilator

invigilate

computer display

inspect

tap

ward

surveil

observer

monitoring device

spy

surveillance

keep

look at

look after

listen in

keep tabs on

computer monitor

keep guard

director

prosecutor

probate

cover

baby-sit

preserve

prefect

Translations

moniteur

Monitor

monitor

monitor

monitor

Bildschirm

écran

controlar

monitor

οθόνη

contrôler

überwachen

controllare

surveiller

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə/

Etymology

From Latin monitor (“warner”), from perfect passive participle monitus (“warning”), from verb monere (“to warn, admonish, remind”). Warship sense is from USS Monitor, the first ship of this type.

Sentences

The LED monitor was cracked quite badly .

Conservancy ecologists also monitor the populations of rare plants throughout the year .