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Projector

//pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who devises or suggests a project; a proposer or planner of something.

    "So far is it from the kenne of theſe wretched projectors of ours that beſcraull their Pamflets every day with new formes of government for our Church."

  2. 2
    an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen wordnet
  3. 3
    An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen.
  4. 4
    an optical device for projecting a beam of light wordnet
  5. 5
    That which projects or launches something.

    "a depth charge projector"

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  1. 6
    One who projects, or ascribes his/her own feelings to others.

    "Projectors attempt to get rid of unwanted feelings, only it does not work; they still experience the unwanted feelings […]"

  2. 7
    An operator that forms a projection.

Etymology

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

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