映写機(えいしゃき)

えいしゃき
noun
projector; film projector
technology
1. 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(えいしゃき)をセットする。
To set up the projector.
古(ふる)い映写機(えいしゃき)でフィルムを上映(じょうえい)した。
We screened a film using an old projector.
教室(きょうしつ)の映写機(えいしゃき)が故障(こしょう)して、授業(じゅぎょう)で映像(えいぞう)を見(み)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(えいしゃ) (projection) + 機(き) (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(えいしゃき) retains a more classic or formal feel.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • プロジェクター: projector — the modern loanword, standard for digital devices
  • 幻灯機(げんとうき): magic lantern; slide projector — an older type of image projector
  • 映写(えいしゃ): projection — the act itself, without the machine
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