Indicator

Noun

 * 1) a pointer or index that indicates something
 * 2) a meter or gauge
 * 3) the needle or dial on such a meter
 * 4)  any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction
 * 5)  a plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment
 * 6)  a measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends
 * 7) British for trafficator

Synonyms

 * trafficator, turn signal (US)

Derived terms

 * economic indicator

Related terms

 * index
 * indicate
 * indication
 * indicative

Thesaurus
Fathometer, JP, Justice, arbiter, arbitrator, badge, banner, bencher, bob, character, characteristic, control indicator, count-rate meter, critic, current indicator, density indicator, depth sounder, detonation indicator, device, differentia, display, earmark, echo sounder, fault lamp, flowmeter, galvanometer, gauge, hallmark, his honor, his lordship, his worship, humidity indicator, hygrometer, idiosyncrasy, image, index, indicant, insignia, interferometer, ionization gauge, judge, justice, keynote, lead, liquid-level indicator, load indicator, logger, magistrate, mark, measure, meter, moderator, needle, note, pH meter, peculiarity, picture, plumb, plumb bob, plumb line, plummet, pointer, potentiometer, probe, property, psychometer, pyrometer, referee, representation, representative, seal, sigil, sign, signal, signature, sound, space probe, stamp, sure sign, symptom, telltale sign, thermocouple, time-interval meter, trait, turn indicator, umpire, vibration meter, voltage indicator

Etymology
< indicator: <  indico:; see indicate.

Translations

 * Finnish: ,
 * Norwegian:


 * Romanian: indicator
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: సూచిక (soochika)


 * Arabic: مؤشّر
 * Finnish: mittari, mittalaite


 * Norwegian:
 * Swedish: mätare ,


 * Finnish: ,
 * Norwegian:


 * Swedish: indikator
 * Telugu: సూచిక (soochika)


 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian: indikator


 * Polish: wskaźnik
 * Romanian: indicator
 * Swedish: -indikator (e.g. pH-indikator)


 * Finnish: indikaattorilaji


 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian: indikator


 * Romanian: indicator
 * Swedish: indikator
 * Telugu: సూచిక (soochika)


 * Finnish:
 * French: clignotant
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, irányjelző
 * Italian:


 * Norwegian: blinkelys, retningsviser (old)
 * Romanian: semnalizator
 * Serbian: žmigavac, migavac
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: körriktningsvisare, blinker

Noun

 * 1)  Someone who points out.

Related terms

 * index
 * indicābilis
 * indicātiō
 * indicātīvus
 * indicātūra


 * indicīna
 * indicium
 * indicō
 * indiculum

Descendants

 * Catalan:
 * English:
 * Portuguese:

Etymology
From indico:, from in: + dico:.