projector
noun
pro·jec·tor
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Definition of projector
2
: one that projects: such as
a
: a device for projecting a beam of light
b
: an optical instrument for projecting an image upon a surface
c
: a machine for projecting motion pictures on a screen
3
: an imagined line from an object to a surface along which projection takes place
Examples of projector in a Sentence
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Alamo Drafthouse Los Angeles features 12 auditoriums, each with 4K laser projectors, and one with 35-millimeter film projection. — Susan Hornik, Los Angeles Times, "About last night: Celebrating Alamo Drafthouse L.A.'s arrival," 9 Aug. 2019 To experience all of that courtesy of 16 clacking slide projectors, the images projected really (really) large in a baronial gallery, is to experience a stunned wonder of one’s own. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Garry Winogrand, that master of black-and-white, was a master of color, too," 20 June 2019 Due to the size and expense of the projectors, 70mm prints were only shown in limited markets, while 35mm prints of the same movies were distributed for wider release. — Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, "2001 in 70mm: Pod bay doors look better than ever, still won’t open," 21 July 2018 No word on when the movie theater will begin rolling its projectors. — Martin E. Comas, OrlandoSentinel.com, "EPIC Theatres waiting for Mount Dora approval to open its new multiplex," 27 Apr. 2018 Anker’s predecessor to the Nebula Capsule II was our pick as the best mini projector last summer. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Nebula Capsule II mini projector review: TV in a can," 6 July 2019 The projectors in turn are linked to workstations where supervising engineers control the instruction sets. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Even Building the F-35 Is a High-Tech Process," 3 July 2019 The projector malfunctioned, so the slide show was removed from the exhibition. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Garry Winogrand, that master of black-and-white, was a master of color, too," 20 June 2019 The couple and their kids love movies so much that the projector is a regular fixture anyway, but Jasmine’s team upgraded it with a set of Bluetooth hearing aids donated by Starkey Hearing Technologies. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "You've Got to See All of the Surprises Built into This California Home," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'projector.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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projector
noun
English Language Learners Definition of projector
: a machine that projects a movie or picture onto a screen
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projector
noun
pro·jec·tor
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Kids Definition of projector
: a machine for producing images on a screen
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