projector

English

/pɹəˈdʒɛktɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • Someone who devises or suggests a project; a proposer or planner of something.
  • An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen.
  • (psychology) One who projects, or ascribes his/her own feelings to others.
  • (maths) An operator that forms a projection.

Etymology

Derived from Latin projector (person who throws away) suffix from English project.

Origin

English

project

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