monitor
n
1 a person or piece of equipment that warns, checks, controls, or keeps a continuous record of something
a a senior pupil with various supervisory duties
b a pupil assisting a teacher in classroom organization, etc.
3 a television screen used to display certain kinds of information in a television studio, airport, etc.
a a loudspeaker used in a recording studio control room to determine quality or balance
b a loudspeaker used on stage to enable musicians to hear themselves
5 a device for controlling the direction of a water jet in fire fighting
6 any large predatory lizard of the genus Varanus and family Varanidae, inhabiting warm regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia
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Komodo dragon
7 (Also called)
giant (Mining) a nozzle for directing a high-pressure jet of water at the material to be excavated
8 (formerly) a small heavily armoured shallow-draught warship used for coastal assault
vb tr
10 to observe or record (the activity or performance) of (an engine or other device)
11 to check (the technical quality of) (a radio or television broadcast)
(C16: from Latin, from monere to advise)
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monitorial adj
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monitorially adv
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monitorship n
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monitress fem n