Толковый словарь английского языка - monitor

I. noun see: mind Date: 1546 1. a student appointed to assist a teacher, one that warns or instructs, one that ~s or is used in ~ing: as, a cathode-ray tube used for display (as of television pictures or computer information), a device for observing a biological condition or function , ~ lizard, 3. Monitor, first ship of the type] a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets, a small modern warship with shallow draft for coastal bombardment, a raised central portion of a roof having low windows or louvers for providing light and air, ~ial adjective ~ship noun II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1924 to watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose