indication (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 5 senses of the word *indication*:
NOUN	communication	indication, indicant	something that serves to indicate or suggest
	communication	indication, denotation	the act of indicating or pointing out by name
	communication	indication	(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
	communication	indication	something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
	cognition	indication, reading, meter reading	a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

indication > pronunciation
Sounds	ih.ndahkey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *indication*: 5 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	Something that serves to indicate or suggest.
Examples	"an indication of foul play" "indications of strain"
Synonym	indicant
Narrower	evidence	An indication that makes something evident / evident
	gesture	Something done as an indication of intention
	glimpse	A vague indication
	harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor	Something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
	hint, clue	A slight indication
	manifestation	A manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
	mark, print	A visible indication made on a surface
	pointing out	indication by demonstration
	signalization, signalisation	A conspicuous indication
	smoke	An indication of some hidden / hidden activity
	symptom	Anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
	trace, vestige, tincture, shadow	An indication that something has been present
Broader	communication	Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
Spanish	indicación, indicant, índice, indicio
Catalan	indicació, indicant, indici
Verbs	indicate	be a signal for or a symptom of
Verbs	indicate	give evidence of

English > *indication*: 5 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	The act of indicating or pointing out by name.
Synonym	denotation
Broader	naming	The verbal / verbal / verbal act of naming
Spanish	denotación, indicación
Verbs	indicate	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing

English > *indication*: 5 senses > noun 3, communication
Meaning	(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure.
Example	"the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
Category	medicine, medical specialty	The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Broader	reason	A fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
Opposite	contraindication	(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
Spanish	indicación
Catalan	indicació
Verbs	indicate	be a signal for or a symptom of
Verbs	indicate	suggest the necessity of an intervention

English > *indication*: 5 senses > noun 4, communication
Meaning	Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary.
Example	"there were indications that it was time to leave"
Broader	advice	A proposal for an appropriate course of action
Verbs	indicate	give evidence of
Verbs	indicate	suggest the necessity of an intervention

English > *indication*: 5 senses > noun 5, cognition
Meaning	A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument.
Example	"the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
Synonyms	reading, meter reading
Narrower	clock time, time	A reading of a point in time as given by a clock
Narrower	miles per hour, mph	A speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
Broader	datum, data point	An item of factual information derived from measurement or research
Spanish	lectura, medición, medida
Catalan	lectura
Verbs	indicate	give evidence of

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