Definition of PROJECTOR

projector

Plural: projectors

Noun

  • an optical device for projecting a beam of light
  • an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen
  • 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.
  • That which projects or launches something.
  • One who projects, or ascribes his/her own feelings to others.
  • An operator that forms a projection.

Examples

  • a depth charge projector

Origin / Etymology

Partly from Latin projector (“person who throws away”); partly directly from project + -or.

Scrabble Score: 20

projector: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
projector: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
projector: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

projector: valid Words With Friends Word