monitor

Definitions

1. 1noun

   One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution.

2. 2noun

   Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.

3. 3noun

   Any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (V. Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.

4. 4noun

   An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.

5. 5noun

   A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting.

6. 6noun

   any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

   Synonyms

   varan
7. 7noun

   a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

8. 8noun

   electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

9. 9noun

   display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

10. 10noun

    an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

11. 11noun

    someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided

    Synonyms

    admonisherreminder
12. 12noun

    someone who supervises (an examination)

    Synonyms

    proctor
13. 13verb

    keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

    "we are monitoring the air quality"

    "the police monitor the suspect's moves"

    Synonyms

    supervise
14. 14verb

    check, track, or observe by means of a receiver