tv monitor
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3.0
- noun
- /tiː viː ˈmɒnɪtə/
- Specialized
:
monitor de televisión
- During the production meeting, everyone gathered around the TV monitor to review the latest footage.
- a wall of TV monitors
- a bank of TV monitors
- the TV monitor screen
Examples
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Our shot starts to widen, revealing that the TV monitor is in a news studio.
Fiction book (1990) -
CLOSE ON the TV monitor, showing Fran just inside the galley.
Fiction book (1996) -
Suspended above his face is a small TV monitor with a white cross displayed on the screen.
Academic text (1996) -
We see a bank of TV monitors, video of water, turbines, etc.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kimble's photograph comes up on a hundred TV monitors across the store.
Fiction book (1993) -
A fluorescent glow from a TV monitor supplies the only light.
Fiction book (1992) -
Various scenes of suffocation in Venusville play on a bank of TV monitors.
Fiction book (1990) -
MUSIC UP, APPLAUSE, as we see Clive and Rachel make their entrances on the TV monitor.
Fiction book (1992) -
Reynolds walks over to a series of twenty or more banked TV monitors with many Video 8 tape decks.
Fiction book (1998) -
CUT TO: INT. WAR ROOM A TV MONITOR: The local anchorwoman standing outside RIID interviews C.J. by phone inside.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flat surface that shows images or videos
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2.5
A screen on a device that shows pictures and words
118
3.3
A screen that shows pictures from a computer
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7.8
A flat screen that shows images or video in a control room
3
2.8
A TV or monitor with a flat, thin screen
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3.4
A screen that shows text, photos, or moving pictures
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2.8
A screen in a studio that shows live TV for people to watch
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3.0
A flat screen or board that shows information in public places
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3.9
A thin, flat screen for computers and televisions
A screen like a computer monitor that shows images and text
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'tv monitor' is directly compositional: 'tv' (television) + 'monitor' (display device) yields a display used for television, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the general meaning. The studio-specific use (monitoring live feed) is a narrow specialization but does not block straightforward derivation, and similar compounds occur cross-linguistically, supporting full transparency.
Etymology
Tv monitor is a simple name: a screen like a small tv that staff use as a monitor to 'watch' and 'check' what is on air. That's why it means a screen used in a studio to view the live program.