Definitions for public address system
pub·lic ad·dress sys·tem

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1. public address system, P.A. system, PA system, P.A., PAnoun

   an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

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1. public address systemnoun

   An electronic voice-amplification apparatus used for singing, giving a speech, or broadcasting in public areas.

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1. Public address system

   A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment. It increases the apparent volume (loudness) of a human voice, musical instrument, or other acoustic sound source or recorded sound or music. PA systems are used in any public venue that requires that an announcer, performer, etc. be sufficiently audible at a distance or over a large area. Typical applications include sports stadiums, public transportation vehicles and facilities, and live or recorded music venues and events. A PA system may include multiple microphones or other sound sources, a mixing console to combine and modify multiple sources, and multiple amplifiers and loudspeakers for louder volume or wider distribution. Simple PA systems are often used in small venues such as school auditoriums, churches, and small bars. PA systems with many speakers are widely used to make announcements in public, institutional and commercial buildings and locations—such as schools, stadiums, and passenger vessels and aircraft. Intercom systems, installed in many buildings, have both speakers throughout a building, and microphones in many rooms so occupants can respond to announcements. PA and Intercom systems are commonly used as part of an emergency communication system. The term sound reinforcement system generally means a PA system used specifically for live music or other performances. In Britain any PA system is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Tannoy, after the company of that name, now owned by TC Electronic Group, which supplied many of the PA systems used previously in Britain.

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1. public address system

   A public address system, also known as a PA system, is an electronic amplification system used to amplify sound and distribute it to a large group of people or a specific location. It commonly consists of microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment for audio mixing. Such systems are often used in public events, schools, hospitals, workplaces, and large public gatherings for announcements, presentations, performances, safety drills, or emergency instructions.

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1. Public address system

   A public address system is an electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to address a large public, for example for announcements of movements at large and noisy air and rail terminals. The term is also used for systems which may additionally have a mixing console, and amplifiers and loudspeakers suitable for music as well as speech, used to reinforce a sound source, such as recorded music or a person giving a speech or distributing the sound throughout a venue or building. Simple PA systems are often used in small venues such as school auditoriums, churches, and small bars. PA systems with many speakers are widely used to make announcements in public, institutional and commercial buildings and locations. Intercom systems, installed in many buildings, have microphones in many rooms allowing the occupants to respond to announcements. Sound reinforcement systems and PA systems may use some similar components, but with differing application, although the distinction between the two is not clear-cut. Sound reinforcement systems are for live music or performance, whereas PA systems are primarily for reproduction of speech. In Britain any PA system is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Tannoy, after the company of that name now owned by TC Electronic Group, which supplied a great many of the PA systems used in the past.

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How to pronounce public address system?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of public address system in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of public address system in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of public address system in a Sentence

1. Robert Jeffress:

   If I were an evangelical student attending Duke University, I would go to the administration officials today and say that after the 1 p.m. call to prayer by Muslims – I want to get on the public address system and quote John 3:16, i wonder how diverse Duke would be with that request?

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=public address system
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Public_Address_System
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Address_System
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=public address system