monitor

noun

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mon·i·tor | \ ˈmä-nə-tər

Definition of monitor

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a student appointed to assist a teacher

b : one that warns or instructs monitors and instructors for troops green in the art of war — New York Times

c : one that monitors or is used in monitoring: such as

(1) : an electronic device with a screen 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 (see draft entry 1 sense 8) for coastal bombardment

4 : a raised central portion of a roof having low windows or louvers for providing light and air

monitor

verb

monitored; monitoring\ ˈmä-nə-t(ə-)riŋ

Definition of monitor (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose Nurses monitored the patient's heart rate.

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Other Words from monitor

Noun

monitorial \ ˌmä-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

\ adjective

monitorship \ ˈmä-nə-tər-ˌship

\ noun

Synonyms for monitor

Synonyms: Verb

cover,
watch

Examples of monitor in a Sentence

Noun They watched the press conference on a video monitor in a back room. We put a baby monitor in the nursery. U.N. weapons monitors and inspectors. Verb Nurses constantly monitored the patient's heart rate. We're in a good position to monitor and respond to customer concerns. Government agents have been monitoring the enemy's radio communications.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Taken together, the revelations contained in the database paint a picture of ongoing violence by guards in the troubled city jail system, confirming the findings of a federal monitor last fall. — New York Times, 24 Apr. 2021 Hicks added that a federal monitor at the prison would likely be part of the agreement. — Mike Catalini, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 John Caniglia reports the settlement comes the same week as a federal monitor’s critical report on the police department’s response to the unrest. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021 James is seeking reforms including the appointment of a federal monitor to oversee the NYPD’s policing tactics at future protests and a court order declaring that the policies and practices the department used during the protests were unlawful. — Time, 14 Jan. 2021 This sort of monitor is built for no-compromises twitch gaming, and as such, Acer baked in Nvidia’s new Reflex Latency Analyzer technology. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 7 Jan. 2021 Federal monitor Bart Schwartz now oversees a Nycha overhaul under a 2019 settlement with the feds. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020 With a federal monitor reviewing police operations, the city has initiated a number of reforms. — Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020 The court ruling that mandated body cameras also imposed a federal monitor. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 17 Aug. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Firefighters continued to monitor potential fire threats for electrical transmission lines in the San Carlos Apache communities. — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2021 Officers had been sent there to monitor public safety because a crowd of approximately 1,000 people had gathered at Lake Merritt, the OPD said in a release Sunday. — Hollie Silverman, CNN, 21 June 2021 Besides Prime Day, investors this week are likely to closely monitor existing and new home sales figures and the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 21 June 2021 According to the Oakland Police Department, that shooting happened while thousands of people were gathered around the lake downtown, and Oakland Police were there to monitor public safety. — NBC News, 20 June 2021 Brad Pearson was in Worcester to monitor Sale, who is working his way back from Tommy John surgery in March 2020. — BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2021 So that makes the age group particularly important to monitor. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 June 2021 Options include everything from transponders to smart phones to routine odometer readings as a way to monitor the driving distances of the roughly 26 million vehicles registered in California. — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021 Iran does not allow international election observers to monitor its polls. — Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2021

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