movie projector
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈmuːvi prəˈdʒɛktər/
- US
:
proyector de películas
- Well, I do know back in those days they had devices that were kinda like movie projectors.
- make a movie projector
That bright spot is this very strange structure that functions as a lens of a film projector, a movie projector.
- That bright spot is this very strange structure that functions as a lens of a film projector, a movie projector.
Examples
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After setting up the movie projector, the family gathered to watch their favorite movies together.
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- I have a movie projector.
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In the center of the room is a movie projector.
Fiction book (1994) -
A small auxiliary generator from the stables has been hooked up to the movie projector.
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Once past the first friendly hellos, they set up movie projectors and, for Stone Agers who already believed in hallucinations, showed pictures of sinners burning in hell.
Blog text (18) -
At another convention this past year, I had a pleasant conversation with the man who wheeled away the movie projector from a session—and soon revealed himself to be a professor in charge of media convention-wide.
Academic text (1990) -
To enjoy the classic films, we brought out the movie projector and set it up in the backyard.
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The movie projector cast bright images on the screen, bringing the animated film to life.
Synonyms
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3.0
A machine that uses light to show images on a screen
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3.4
A machine that shows moving pictures from a roll of film on a screen
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5.6
A device that projects images or video onto a screen
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9.9
A machine long ago used to record and show moving pictures
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9.9
An early machine that shows moving pictures to people
A machine that shows moving pictures from film on a screen
An early machine that shows moving pictures on a screen
An early projector that shows moving pictures
An early machine that projects pictures to show movement
A device that shows movies or TV on a large screen at home
A machine that shows pictures or video on a screen from the front
A small portable device that projects images from a phone onto a wall or screen
How Modern
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3.0
- US
2
2.7
- Specialized
- Archaic
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9.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'projector' that is used for showing a 'movie,' so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a device projecting films onto a screen. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and has no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so it should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Movie projector is named for what it does: the word movie points to the film and projector is a machine that sends pictures from the film with a bright light and lens onto a screen so people see 'moving pictures'. So, movie projector means a device used to show films.