Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A device for projecting a beam of light.
- n. A machine for projecting an image onto a screen.
- n. One who devises plans or projects.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who forms projects; one who forms a scheme or design; a schemer.
- n. That which projects; specifically, a parabolic mirror, or a lens or combination of lenses, used for projecting a beam of light. The source of light is usually arranged in relation to the projector so that the beam is composed of rays nearly parallel.
- n. A camera for throwing an image on a screen by means of electric, magnesium, oxyhydrogen, or other suitable light.
- n. The square of the area of a plane triangle divided by the continued product of the sides.
- n. In projective geometry: A projecting straight.
- n. A projecting plane.
- n. An eject.
Wiktionary
- n. An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen.
- n. dated A person who devises or manages projects; a planner.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms fanciful or chimerical schemes.
- n. an optical instrument which projects an image from a transparency or an opaque image onto a projection screen or other surface, using an intense light and one or more lenses to focus the image. The term
projector by itself is usually used for projection of transparent images by passing the light beam through the image; aprojector which projects an image of an opaque object is now ususally referred to as an overhead projector. In projection of this latter form the projection is accomplished by means of a combination of lenses with a prism and a mirror or reflector. Specific instruments have been called by different names, such asbalopticon ,radiopticon ,radiopticon ,mirrorscope , etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an optical device for projecting a beam of light
- n. an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen
Examples
“(In the lab prototype, the video camera, with its built-in infrared beam, serves as the camera detector, while the projector is the neutralizer.)”
“Sony's first 3D projector is the VPL-VW90ES, priced at $10,000.”
Consumer Reports: CEDIA: LG, JVC and Sony debut LCoS-based 3D front projectors
“An Epson Powerlite 83 LCD projector is used for whole-class instruction so students can easily see what is being taught.”
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“Friday afternoon I borrowed a projector from the KWLUG and pnijjar, and in the evening, went to help set up the Quaker Meetinghouse for a "half-yearly meeting" to be held all day Saturday.”
“All models can create a 100-inch diagonal image when the projector is between 10 and 20 feet from the screen.”
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“Concealed within the frame of a lithograph print, it can be pulled into place with a cord whenever your projector is ready.”
“Besides a projector is so much cheaper when compared with those Plasma TVs and HDTVs.”
“Did the presentation I had to do on Wed ( "Overview of Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks"), which went pretty well - despite the laptop not talking to the beamer (ack, using Dutch term for projector - despite the fact that the Dutch word for projector is something similar, they use the term "beamer" when they're talking in English ... very confusing).”
“Started thinking that it has a bulb (as I've seen it called a projector) and would be cost a lot to replace.”
“As a side note, I was rewarded with a tour of the projection booth at my local theater after asking too many questions:) That Dolby Digital 3D projector is an awesome sight!”
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