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annunciator

annunciator

1 9.5
A device that shows which electrical circuit is on in a control panel
  • noun
  • /əˈnʌnsiˌeɪtər/
  • Specialized
: indicador
  • As I remember the control room layout... the annunciators they're concerned with... are also in the area of the core water level.

Examples

  • The annunciator is jammed.

    Blood Alley (1955)

  • Using this app, we now have the annunciator panel just in our pocket.

    Blog text (31)

  • Those flashing lights are called annunciators.

    The China Syndrome (1979)

  • She'd barely stepped out of the shower when the lobby annunciator warbled.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The factory's annunciator panel lit up to show which machine had stopped working.

  • Each annunciator on the control board signals the status of different circuits.

  • A loud beep from the annunciator alerted the operators about a power failure.

Synonyms

indicator
vsannunciator
6 3.4

A light or action used to get people's attention

identifies and announces the specific activated electrical circuit
enunciator
vsannunciator
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A device or person that announces alerts and public messages

identifies which electrical circuit triggered rather than general announcement

How Informative

annunciator
  • Specialized
1 9.5
indicator
  • Specialized
18 3.7

Surface Forms

annunciator singular
annunciators plural

Morphology

annunciator = announce (semi-transparent) = annunc + iator

The connection to 'announce' is clear, but the specific technical meaning as a device is specialized.

Etymology

Annunciator comes from the Latin verb annuntiare, which means 'to announce' and is the same root as the English word announce. So an annunciator is a device that 'announces' which circuit is active.