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computer monitor

computer monitor

8 2.7
A screen that shows the images and information from a computer
  • noun
  • /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈmɒnɪtər/
translation icon : monitor de computadora
  • Students and faculty are able to view and hear each other on TV/computer monitors.
  • computer monitor displaying
  • computer monitor screen
  • presented on a computer monitor

I was just staring on at my computer monitor and do nothing.

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Examples

  • The visual component was presented on a 17" computer monitor positioned directly in front of the participant.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Participants were seated in front of a 1280 x 1024 computer monitor and wore Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Children were asked to watch the pictures on the computer monitor and repeat what they heard.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Final assembly is also directed by a computer monitor that gives appropriate instructions for each product.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A young girl of 17 sits, her face glued to the computer monitor in front of her.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Participants sat in a customized chair in front of a computer monitor.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Participants read sentences from a computer monitor at a viewing distance of 62 cm.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Forty sentences were presented on a computer monitor one at a time, with the last word omitted.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Grant looked at all the computer monitors in the darkened control room, feeling irritable.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The teacher asked the students to focus on the computer monitor as she displayed the presentation slides.

Synonyms

screen
vscomputer monitor
1.0

A flat surface that shows images or videos

is the full hardware device that includes electronics not only the surface
display
vscomputer monitor
  • Specialized
197 2.5

A screen on a device that shows pictures and words

is the term for the specific computer device rather than any visual device
monitor
vscomputer monitor
118 3.3

A screen that shows pictures from a computer

is the device used specifically for computers rather than general displays
computer screen
vscomputer monitor
46 2.1

A flat display that shows pictures and text from a computer

is the full device including screen plus electronics and controls
video display
vscomputer monitor
2 3.4

A screen that shows text, photos, or moving pictures

is used for computer output rather than for every visual panel
digital display
vscomputer monitor
1 3.6

An electronic screen that shows numbers or letters

is for general computer visuals rather than only character or number displays
computer display
vscomputer monitor
1 2.5

A screen that shows pictures and text from a computer

is a device name that also implies the electronic parts beyond the screen
visual display unit
vscomputer monitor
  • UK
4.1

A screen like a computer monitor that shows images and text

is the same device term used especially in British English

How Big

big screen
30 3.2
widescreen
8 3.4
computer monitor
8 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

computer + monitor

The phrase 'computer monitor' is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning (a monitor associated with a computer) is directly compositional from 'computer' and 'monitor'. This is a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern and uses high-frequency words, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the correct meaning.

Etymology

The compound noun computer monitor combines computer and monitor, and a monitor is something that 'watches' or 'shows'. So it means 'the screen that shows what a computer does'.