projector

noun pro·jec·tor \ prə-ˈjek-tər \

Updated on: 13 May 2018

Definition of projector

1 : one that plans a project; specifically : promoter

2 : one that projects: such as

a : a device for projecting a beam of light

b : an optical instrument for projecting an image upon a surface

c : a machine for projecting motion pictures on a screen

3 : an imagined line from an object to a surface along which projection takes place

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Armed with sensors, infrared cameras, a projector, software and MLB analytics, Jupina is able to reproduce any pitch by any big-league pitcher and even augment its speed.

— frank fitzpatrick, Philly.com, "Taking a swing at virtual reality: how Villanova baseball is using tech to improve at the plate," 10 May 2018
The dome weighs 100 pounds, as does an accompanying box with a special projector inside.

— ned rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Where myth meets science: The northern lights in Nuiqsut, seen inside a portable planetarium," 21 Apr. 2018
Pininfarina is a revered design house that dabbles in several disciplines, ranging from office buildings to fountain-beverage dispensers to video projectors.

— john d. stoll, WSJ, "Storied Ferrari Designer Wants to Build a $2.5 Million Electric Car," 13 Apr. 2018
It’ll be shown in the community room on the library’s giant screen with a high-definition projector.

— bob dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Reptiles to take center stage in April 6 program at the New Berlin Public Library," 2 Apr. 2018
The organization provides them with material, tablets, and projectors and entrusts them to adapt the information for the fishing communities of Barcelos and nearby Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, as well as for exporters in the state capital of Manaus.

— harrison takoff, Smithsonian, "Why You Can Walk Into a Store and Buy a Nearly Extinct Animal," 2 Apr. 2018
Beside her, on the wall behind my chair, was a projector screen, on which shone a spreadsheet of all the charges on my accounts related to Morocco.

— rachel deloache williams, The Hive, "“As an Added Bonus, She Paid for Everything”: My Bright-Lights Misadventure with a Magician of Manhattan," 13 Apr. 2018
Watching movies on the projector is Rilos favorite !

— jessi walker, Marie Claire, "Weekend Trip Guide: Where to Stay, Eat, and Drink in the Hudson Valley," 11 Apr. 2018
For its part, Samsung is in the process of launching a video wall made of up modular LED panels as a replacement to cinema projectors.

— carolyn giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, "NAB: Samsung Exec Optimistic About Cinema's Future, But It Won't Be "Easy or Inexpensive"," 8 Apr. 2018

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projector

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Definition of projector for English Language Learners

: a machine that projects a movie or picture onto a screen

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projector

noun pro·jec·tor \ prə-ˈjek-tər \

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: a machine for producing images on a screen

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