indication, n.
(indications)
freq. cnt. 13
(indications)
freq. cnt. 13
something that serves to indicate or suggest
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
indicant indication
sample sentences
"an indication of foul play""indications of strain"
"symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
indication meter reading reading
sample sentences
"he could not believe the meter reading""the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
<noun.communication>
indication
sample sentences
"there were indications that it was time to leave"
semantic pointers
hypernym
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
<noun.communication>
indication
sample sentences
"the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
<noun.communication>
denotation indication