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projector

noun pro·jec·tor \prə-ˈjek-tər\

: a machine that projects a movie or picture onto a screen

Full Definition of PROJECTOR

: one that plans a project; specifically : promoter

: one that projects: as

a : a device for projecting a beam of light

b : an optical instrument for projecting an image upon a surface

c : a machine for projecting motion pictures on a screen

: an imagined line from an object to a surface along which projection takes place

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noun pro·jec·tor \prə-ˈjek-tər\

: a machine for producing images on a screen

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