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- [mon-i-ter]
- /ˈmɒn ɪ tər/
- /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
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- [mon-i-ter]
- /ˈmɒn ɪ tər/
Definitions of monitor word
- noun monitor (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order. 1
- noun monitor a person appointed to supervise students, applicants, etc., taking an examination, chiefly to prevent cheating; proctor. 1
- noun monitor a person who admonishes, especially with reference to conduct. 1
- noun monitor something that serves to remind or give warning. 1
- noun monitor a device or arrangement for observing, detecting, or recording the operation of a machine or system, especially an automatic control system. 1
- noun monitor an instrument for detecting dangerous gases, radiation, etc. 1
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Origin of monitor
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin: prompter, adviser, equivalent to moni-, variant stem of monēre to remind, advise, warn + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Monitor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
monitor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
monitor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for monitor
verb monitor
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- audit — When an accountant audits an organization's accounts, he or she examines the accounts officially in order to make sure that they have been done correctly.
- scan — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- oversee — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
noun monitor
- screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- display — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- television — the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.
- closed-circuit television — a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit, as used in security systems, etc
- cctv — CCTV is an abbreviation for 'closed-circuit television'.
Antonyms for monitor
verb monitor
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