projector
English meaning: Projector
Definition
Someone who devises or suggests a project; a proposer or planner of something.
Example
“The teacher connected her laptop to the projector to show the slides.”
Another example: “In the old cinema, you could hear the film projector whirring at the back of the room.”
Usage — When, Where & How
An everyday noun, now most commonly referring to the device that casts images onto a screen (in classrooms, cinemas, offices). The older sense of a 'planner of projects' is archaic and rare in modern usage.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'proicere' (to throw forward), from 'pro-' (forward) plus 'iacere' (to throw), with agent suffix '-or', the device sense dating to the late 1800s.
Synonyms
- beamer
- display unit
- image projector
Related Words
- whiteboard
- planetarium
- lumi
- platter
- projection
- lcd
- slide
- reel
- lenses
- lamp
Common Collocations
- overhead projector
- digital projector
- projector screen
- movie projector
- lcd projector
Word Forms
projector (n); projectors (pl.); project (v); projection (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- Script
- Latin
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- Indo-European
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