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projector; film projector
A device that projects images or film onto a screen. Traditionally refers to a film projector, but also used for modern digital projectors.
映写機をセットする。
To set up the projector.
古い映写機でフィルムを上映した。
We screened a film using an old projector.
教室の映写機が故障して、授業で映像を見せられなかった。
The classroom projector was broken, so we couldn't show the video in class.
Compound of 映写 (projection) + 機 (machine). Traditionally referred to film projectors that used celluloid reels, but now also covers digital projectors. In modern everyday conversation, プロジェクター (the loanword) is more common for digital projectors, while 映写機 retains a more classic or formal feel.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 映写機を回す: to run the projector (film-era usage)
- 映写機の光: the light of the projector
- 映写機を操作する: to operate the projector
SIMILAR WORDS:
- プロジェクター: projector — the modern loanword, standard for digital devices
- 幻灯機: magic lantern; slide projector — an older type of image projector
- 映写: projection — the act itself, without the machine