PROJECTOR

projector

(noun) an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen

projector

(noun) an optical device for projecting a beam of light

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

projector (plural projectors)

Someone who devises or suggests a project; a proposer or planner of something. [from 16th c.]

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

(psychology) One who projects, or ascribes his/her own feelings to others.

(maths) An operator that forms a projection.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*ject"or, n. Etym: [Cf. F. projeteur.]

Definition: One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms fanciful or chimerical schemes. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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