monitor

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈmoː.niˌtɔr/

noun
Definitions
  • screen, display
  • (audio) speaker boxes for monitoring sound, on stage directed at musicians or aimed at a sound engineer in a studio
  • (historical) monitor low-lying ironclad
  • (historical) monitor small coastal warship specialised in shore bombardment

Etymology

Borrowed from English monitor derived from Latin monitor (warner, one who admonishes).

Origin

Latin

monitor

Gloss

warner, one who admonishes

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