monitor

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monitor[1,noun] monitor[2,transitive verb] monitor lizard

Main Entry: ¹mon·i·tor
Pronunciation: 'mä-n&-t&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, one that warns, overseer, from monEre to warn -- more at MIND
1 a : a student appointed to assist a teacher b : one that warns or instructs c : one that monitors or is used in monitoring : as (1) : a cathode-ray tube used for display (as of television pictures or computer information) (2) : a device for observing a biological condition or function <a heart monitor>
2 : MONITOR LIZARD
3 [Monitor, first ship of the type] a : a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets b : a small modern warship with shallow draft for coastal bombardment
4 : a raised central portion of a roof having low windows or louvers for providing light and air
- mon·i·to·ri·al /"mä-n&-'tor-E-&l/ adjective
- mon·i·tor·ship /'mä-n&-t&r-"ship/ noun