annunciator en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin [Term?].
Meanings
- Anything that announces something.
- Anything that announces something. ▸ An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
- A signalling device that shows which of several electrical circuits is active, especially such a device in a telephone switchboard.
- (UK) A buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| annunciators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |