>From M-W without the font errors generated in my previous post,
and not wanting to rely on just one source.
Matt Murray
mattm@optonline.net
Main Entry: 1cen7sor
Pronunciation: 'sen(t)-s&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from censEre to give as one's opinion, assess;
perhaps akin to Sanskrit samsati he praises
Date: 1531
1 : one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers,
assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct
2 : one who supervises conduct and morals: as a : an official who
examines materials (as publications or films) for objectionable
matter b : an official (as in time of war) who reads
communications (as letters) and deletes material considered
sensitive or harmful
3 : a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable
notions before they reach consciousness
- cen7so7ri7al /sen-'sOr-E-&l, -'sor-/ adjective
Main Entry: 1mon7i7tor
Pronunciation: 'md-n&-t&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, one that warns, overseer, from monEre to
warn -- more at MIND
Date: 1546
1 a : a student appointed to assist a teacher b : one that warns
or instructs c : one that monitors or is used in monitoring : as
(1) : a cathode-ray tube used for display (as of television
pictures or computer information) (2) : a device for observing a
biological condition or function <a heart monitor>
2 : any of various large tropical Old World lizards (genus
Varanus of the family Varanidae) closely related to the iguanas
3 [Monitor, first ship of the type] a : a heavily armored warship
formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard
and one or more revolving gun turrets b : a small modern warship
with shallow draft for coastal bombardment
4 : a raised central portion of a roof having low windows or
louvers for providing light and air
- mon7i7to7ri7al /"md-n&-'tOr-E-&l, -'tor-/ adjective
- mon7i7tor7ship /'md-n&-t&r-"ship/ noun
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