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annunciator

[ uh-nuhn-see-ey-ter ]

noun

  1. an announcer.
  2. a signaling apparatus, generally used in conjunction with a buzzer, that displays a visual indication when energized by electric current.


annunciator

/ əˈʌԲɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. 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
  2. a device giving an audible signal indicating the position of a train
  3. a less common word for announcer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Գܲ···ٴ· [uh, -, nuhn, -see-, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of annunciator1

1745–55; ԲūԳپٴǰ; annunciate, -tor
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In 1905, the red car waiting room at the station at Sixth and Main replaced its departure “annunciator” electric bell with “sweet-toned triangles of steel,” and put one in the women’s waiting room too.

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So I devised a machine somewhat on the plan of the hotel annunciator that was invented long afterward, only mine was a great deal more complex.

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Tools, bells, batteries, unusual circuits, burglar alarms, annunciator systems, thermostats, circuit breakers, time alarms, and other apparatus used in bell circuits are described from the standpoints of their application, construction and repair.

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He then investigated the subject of telegraphy, and in 1867 patented a telegraphic switch and annunciator.

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Luther challenged the pope and his devotees to justify portions of their creed and practices, and Calef did the same to Cotton Mather, as a leading annunciator and expounder of the witchcraft creed.

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