stage monitor
- noun
- /steɪdʒ ˈmɒnɪtər/
- Specialized
:
monitor de escenario
- The guitarist asked the sound engineer to turn up the stage monitor so she could hear herself better.
Examples
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Without a stage monitor, singers might struggle to stay in tune during a live show.
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The band positioned each stage monitor carefully to ensure every member could hear the mix.
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The stage monitor was too loud for the singer.
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Can you adjust the stage monitor volume?
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The band positioned each stage monitor carefully to ensure every member could hear the mix.
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The guitarist asked the sound engineer to turn up the stage monitor so she could hear herself better.
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Without a stage monitor, singers might struggle to stay in tune during a live show.
Synonyms
A loud speaker on stage that faces performers so they can hear themselves
How Personal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is a straightforward composition of 'stage' (performance platform) + 'monitor' (a device that monitors or provides feedback), so the referent—a monitoring device used on stage for performers—is directly inferable. This is a common, cross-linguistic compound pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely understand the basic meaning (even if they might not know the technical detail that it is a loudspeaker).
Etymology
Stage monitor names the loudspeaker put on the stage and aimed at the performers so they can 'hear themselves' during a show. The word monitor suggests something that watches or checks the sound, which is why the term means a speaker that helps performers 'stay in tune' and in time.