annunciator
Americannoun
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an announcer.
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a signaling apparatus, generally used in conjunction with a buzzer, that displays a visual indication when energized by electric current.
noun
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a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung
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a device giving an audible signal indicating the position of a train
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a less common word for announcer
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of annunciator
1745–55; annūntiātor; see annunciate, -tor
Example Sentences
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The little destroyer lurched as her helm was put over and the engine-room annunciator called for full speed ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
I saw this system on exhibition in a large room, with the signals or boxes on one side and the annunciator or central station on the other.
From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson
At 0840 hours on the fourth day out, my annunciator buzzed.
From A Question of Courage by Finlay, Virgil
The line signal in magneto switchboards is practically always in the form of an electromagnetic annunciator or drop.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster
As he switched out of the ship's annunciator system, Captain Nails Andersen leaned back in his chair and stretched in relief, closing his eyes and running briefly over the details of the evacuation.
From Where I Wasn't Going by Richmond, Walt
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