Definitions for monitor
ˈmɒn ɪ tərmon·i·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 6 votes

1. proctor, monitornoun

   someone who supervises (an examination)

2. admonisher, monitor, remindernoun

   someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

3. Monitornoun

   an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

4. monitor, monitoring devicenoun

   display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

5. monitornoun

   electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

6. monitornoun

   a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

7. monitor, monitor lizard, varanverb

   any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

8. monitor, superviseverb

   keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

   "we are monitoring the air quality"; "the police monitor the suspect's moves"

9. monitorverb

   check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. monitornoun

   Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

   The camp monitors look after the children during the night, when the teachers are asleep.

2. monitornoun

   A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

   The information flashed up on the monitor.

3. monitornoun

   A program for viewing and editing, as in machine code monitor.

4. monitornoun

   A student leader in a class.

5. monitornoun

   A class of relatively small armored warships designed for shore bombardment or riverine warfare rather than combat with other ships.

6. monitornoun

   An ironclad.

7. monitornoun

   A monitor lizard.

8. monitorverb

   To watch over; to guard.

9. Monitornoun

   Any of several publications e.g. the "Christian Science Monitor".

10. Monitornoun

    A text of works or instruction which are not secret and may be written e.g. "Indiana Monitor and Freemasons' Guide".

11. Etymology: From monitor, from perfect passive participle monitus, from verb monere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Monitornoun

   One who warns of faults, or informs of duty; one who gives useful hints. It is used of an upper scholar in a school commissioned by the master to look to the boys in his absence.

   Etymology: Latin.

   You need not be a monitor to the king; his learning is eminent: be but his scholar, and you are safe. Francis Bacon.

   It was the privilege of Adam innocent to have these notions also firm and untainted, to carry his monitor in his bosom, his law in his heart, and to have such a conscience as might be its own casuist. Robert South, Sermons.

   We can but divine who it is that speaks; whether Persius himself, or his friend and monitor, or a third person. Dryden.

   The pains that come from the necessities of nature, are monitors to us to beware of greater mischiefs. John Locke.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Monitornoun

   one who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution

2. Monitornoun

   hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class

3. Monitornoun

   any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (V. Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long

4. Monitornoun

   an ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns

5. Monitornoun

   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 successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting

6. Etymology: [L., fr. monere. See Monition, and cf. Mentor.]

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1. Monitor

   A monitor was the class of relatively small warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns. They were used by some navies from the 1860s until the end of World War II, and saw their final use by the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. The monitors of the 19th century were turreted ironclad warships inspired by the original USS Monitor; as well as coastal ships which closely followed her design. The term "monitor" also encompassed more flexible breastwork monitors, and was sometimes used as a generic term for any turreted ship. The term "monitor" also represents the strongest of riverine warcraft, known as river monitors. In the early 20th century, the term "monitor" was revived for shallow-draft armoured shore bombardment vessels, particularly those of the British Royal Navy: the Lord Clive class monitors carried guns firing heavier shells than any other warship ever has, seeing action against German targets during World War I. The Lord Clive vessels were scrapped in the 1920s.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. monitor

   A very shallow, semi-submerged, heavily-armoured steamer, carrying on her open deck either one or two plated revolving turrets, each containing either one or two enormous guns: originally designed by Ericson in the United States during the recent war, to combine the maximum of gun power with the minimum of exposure; they have been very formidable in sheltered and intricate waters, but it remains yet to be shown that they would be effective on the open sea.

Matched Categories

1. • Defender
   • Display
   • Electronic Equipment
   • Observe
   • Supervisor
   • Vessel

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'monitor' in Nouns Frequency: #2908

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'monitor' in Verbs Frequency: #513

Anagrams for monitor »

1. tromino

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monitor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monitor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of monitor in a Sentence

1. Edward Snowden:

   The bottom line is that it became harder for us in the intelligence community to keep Americans safe. It became harder to monitor the communications of terrorist organizations that are bent on bringing bloodshed to our shores. Snowden’s disclosures helped these groups find ways to hide themselves in the crowded digital forest.

2. Tom Forte:

   In and of Apple Care the return to growth in China is very impressive, were Apple Care not for the coronavirus, the sustainability of [ Apple Care performance in China ] would not be called into question... Apple Care's Apple Care that investors need to monitor.

3. Wildlife Service spokesperson:

   While the situation is ongoing, the main concern is employee safety, and we can confirm that no federal staff were in the building at the time of the initial incident, we will continue to monitor the situation.

4. Donald Trump:

   We have no evidence of back doors ... we monitor every day.

5. Rolf Bulander:

   The companies can monitor the distance driven and set up an early appointment with a garage if parts are suffering from wear and tear.

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