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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmonitor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo.niˈtoɾ
"El monitor muestra una imagen muy clara."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form, commonly used with computers.
"He connected the new high-resolution monitor to his desktop computer."
- 1
To observe and check the progress or quality of something over a period of time; to keep under systematic surveillance.
"Doctors had to carefully monitor the patient's heart rate throughout the night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'monitor' originates from the Latin 'monitor', meaning 'one who warns' or 'adviser', derived from 'monere', which means 'to warn'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to refer to devices that display information or oversee processes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Monitor" is said worldwide
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moniteur
Transliteration: mɔ.ni.tœʁ
"Le moniteur de l'ordinateur est cassé."
Monitor
Transliteration: ˈmoːnitɔɐ̯
"Sie schaute auf den Bildschirm ihres Monitors."
schermo
Transliteration: ˈskɛr.mo
"Ho comprato un nuovo monitor per il computer."
monitor
Transliteration: mo.niˈtoɾ
"El monitor muestra una imagen muy clara."
monitor
Transliteration: mõ.niˈtoʁ
"Ele ajustou o brilho do monitor."
मॉनिटर
Transliteration: mɒnɪtər
"कंप्यूटर का मॉनिटर काम नहीं कर रहा है।"
显示器
Transliteration: xiǎn shì qì
"这台电脑的显示器非常清晰。"
모니터
Transliteration: moniteo
"새로운 모니터를 책상 위에 설치했다."
モニター
Transliteration: monitā
"画面の大きなモニターを購入した。"
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