MONITOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Monitor mean? 

• MONITOR (noun)
  The noun MONITOR has 7 senses:

1. someone who supervises (an examination)

2. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

3. an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

4. display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

5. electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

6. a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

7. any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

  Familiarity information: MONITOR used as a noun is common.

• MONITOR (verb)
  The verb MONITOR has 2 senses:

1. keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

2. check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

  Familiarity information: MONITOR used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONITOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who supervises (an examination)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

monitor; proctor

Hypernyms ("monitor" is a kind of...):

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monitor"):

invigilator (someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating)

Derivation:

monitor (keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

admonisher; monitor; reminder

Hypernyms ("monitor" is a kind of...):

defender; guardian; protector; shielder (a person who cares for persons or property)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

vessel; watercraft (a craft designed for water transportation)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

monitor; monitoring device

Hypernyms ("monitor" is a kind of...):

display; video display (an electronic device that represents information in visual form)

Meronyms (parts of "monitor"):

cathode-ray oscilloscope; CRO; oscilloscope; scope (electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monitor"):

computer monitor (a device that displays signals on a computer screen)

Holonyms ("monitor" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("monitor" is a kind of...):

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monitor"):

television monitor; tv monitor (monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast)

Holonyms ("monitor" is a part of...):

television; television system (a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("monitor" is a kind of...):

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monitor"):

cardiac monitor; heart monitor (a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart)

electronic fetal monitor; electronic foetal monitor; fetal monitor; foetal monitor (an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth)

Derivation:

monitor (keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

monitor; monitor lizard; varan

Hypernyms ("monitor" is a kind of...):

lizard (relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monitor"):

African monitor; Varanus niloticus (destroys crocodile eggs)

dragon lizard; giant lizard; Komodo dragon; Komodo lizard; Varanus komodoensis (the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands)

Holonyms ("monitor" is a member of...):

genus Varanus; Varanus (type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae)

• MONITOR (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they monitor    ... he / she / it monitors   
Past simple: monitored   
Past participle: monitored   
-ing form: monitoring   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

monitor; supervise

Context example:

the police monitor the suspect's moves

Hypernyms (to "monitor" is one way to...):

observe (watch attentively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "monitor"):

sleuth; snoop; spy; stag (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

monitor (a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble)

monitor (someone who supervises (an examination))

monitoring (the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Check, track, or observe by means of a receiver

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "monitor" is one way to...):

observe (watch attentively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody

 Context examples 

Biophotonics; the technology of using light beams and forms of energy to diagnose and monitor medical conditions.

(Biophotonics, NCI Thesaurus)

The facility which provides a setting with provisions for monitoring and delivering babies.

(Birth Facility, NCI Thesaurus)

Succinate enters the Kreb's cycle, and adipate's presence in blood or urine can be monitored to determine the degree of omega oxidation in an individual.

(Omega-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

When sewn into a shirt, these yarns served as a self-powered breathing monitor.

(Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The researchers also found that ctDNA monitoring could detect cancer recurrence a median of 3.5 months before clinical evidence of disease.

(Tumor DNA in Blood Reveals Lymphoma Progression, NIH)

We need to monitor humans and animal health as one single issue, because monkeys are part of the yellow fever cycle in the wild, she explained.

(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)

A study using radioisotope tagged blood components and a nuclear scanning machine to monitor the blood flow to the myocardium during or immediately following exercise.

(Nuclear Stress Test, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood cell count with differential is used to help diagnose and monitor many different conditions, including anemia and infection.

(Blood cell count with differential, NCI Dictionary)

A substance used to diagnose and monitor cancer that has spread to the bones.

(calcium-41 (41Ca) chloride aqueous solution, NCI Dictionary)

A blood cell count is used to help diagnose and monitor many conditions.

(Blood cell count, NCI Dictionary)