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projector

[ pruh-jek-ter ]

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noun

an apparatus for throwing an image on a screen, as a motion-picture projector or magic lantern.
a device for projecting a beam of light.
a person who forms projects or plans.
Archaic. a person who devises underhanded or unsound plans; schemer.

projector

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noun

an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image of individual slides onto a screen or wall Full nameslide 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 Full namefilm projectorcine projector
a device for projecting a light beam
a person who devises projects

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Word History and Origins

Origin of projector¹

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

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It featured the Hommemade Cafe, which was serving a meticulous espresso martini, and the Hommemade entertainment console and professional studio on wheels — complete with a projector, microphones, snack dispenser and rolling tray.

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He ran the theater with love and a parsimonious budget, meaning that the ticket salesperson sometimes also ran the snack stand and tended the projector.

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I love that when you watch a movie with a projector, whether you’re in a cinema or someone’s living room, you can accidentally interrupt the picture with your body if it blocks the light.

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The darkened stage, swathed in movie projector fog, seems like a studio set in which dreams are manufactured through live projections along with more traditional Hollywood means.

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They then borrowed a projector to watch it but returned it without realising the film was still with it, and were unable to work out where it had gone.

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