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| 1. | [ noun ] a signal that serves to indicate or suggest something | |
| Synonyms: | indicant | |
| Examples: | "an indication of foul play" "indications of strain" "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
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| Related terms: | signal communication evidence hint symptom gesture manifestation mark trace pointing_out harbinger signalization contraindication smoke glimpse bespeak argue | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | |
| Synonyms: | reading meter_reading | |
| Examples: | "he could not believe the meter reading" "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" |
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| Related terms: | datum clock_time miles_per_hour argue | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure | |
| Examples: | "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" |
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| Related terms: | contraindication reason medicine | |
| 4. | [ noun ] something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary | |
| Examples: | "there were indications that it was time to leave" |
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| Related terms: | advice indicate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of indicating or pointing out by name | |
| Synonyms: | denotation indicating | |
| Related terms: | naming denote | |
| Similar spelling: |
indiction indicating intoxication indignation indiscretion indicative indexation indicate indicant indigestion indigotin indicator intoxicating indicatory indicative_of indistinct integration intoxicant induction indistinctly indigirka Indicatoridae indexical |
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