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

Above the painting, she has mounted a projector screen for movie nights and video games.

From Los Angeles Times

Installing new digital projectors could cost tens of thousands of dollars that these theater owners didn’t have.

From Salon

The main living room had a video projector and screen.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In cinema, three elements can move: objects, the camera itself and the audience’s point of attention,” Drew McClellan says to the crowd before showing an example on the projector screen.

From Los Angeles Times

That adds urgency for film buffs to not only see it in a theater, but one with a special projector.

From The Wall Street Journal