projector

American  

[pruh-jek-ter] / prəˈdʒɛk tər /

noun

1. an apparatus for throwing an image on a screen, as a motion-picture projector or magic lantern.

2. a device for projecting a beam of light.

3. a person who forms projects or plans.

4. Archaic. a person who devises underhanded or unsound plans; schemer.

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projector British  

/ prəˈdʒɛktə /

noun

1. Full name: slide projector.  an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image of individual slides onto a screen or wall

2. Full name: film projector.   cine projector.  an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall

3. a device for projecting a light beam

4. a person who devises projects

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Etymology

Origin of projector

First recorded in 1590–1600; project + -or ²

Example Sentences

Today, Cosm is using its experience in display tech software to bring live sports and visually augmented movie presentations to LED screens, which have largely taken over from projector systems.

From BBC

As the credits roll, he jogs over to talk with the guy running the projector.

From Literature

Craig Bellamy takes a seat at his desk and connects his laptop to a projector showing its contents on the opposite wall, the desktop background barely visible behind a maze of files and folders.

From BBC

Facilities are now included in the Grand for projectors.

From Los Angeles Times

A theatre is among the makeshift displacement camps in the city, with some 35 people living there, sleeping in the projector room and the auditorium.

From BBC