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INDICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
indication; meter reading; reading
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
data point; datum (an item of factual information derived from measurement or research)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indication"):
clock time; time (a reading of a point in time as given by a clock)
miles per hour; mph (a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel)
Derivation:
indicate (give evidence of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
Example:
there were indications that it was time to leave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
advice (a proposal for an appropriate course of action)
Derivation:
indicate (give evidence of)
indicate (suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something that serves to indicate or suggest
Example:
symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
Synonyms:
indicant; indication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indication"):
gesture (something done as an indication of intention)
evidence (an indication that makes something evident)
shadow; tincture; trace; vestige (an indication that something has been present)
symptom (anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence)
signalisation; signalization (a conspicuous indication)
pointing out (indication by demonstration)
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)
glimpse (a vague indication)
forerunner; harbinger; herald; precursor; predecessor (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
clue; hint (a slight indication)
smoke (an indication of some hidden activity)
Derivation:
indicate (give evidence of)
indicate (be a signal for or a symptom of)
Sense 4
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
reason (a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Antonym:
contraindication ((medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment)
Derivation:
indicate (be a signal for or a symptom of)
indicate (suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The act of indicating or pointing out by name
Synonyms:
denotation; indication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
naming (the verbal act of naming)
Derivation:
indicate (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively)
Context examples:
However, in the absence of other similar features, Ina was not considered an indication of widespread volcanism.
(Evidence for Young Lunar Volcanism, NASA)
An indication or description of the process by which the truth of something is tested or found.
(Analytical Methods and Validation Reports, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An indication that a change in treatment or a change to a device will be required following an adverse event.
(Modification or Adjustment, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication that a study subject was near death when it was euthanized.
(Moribund Sacrifice, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication that the test system (animal) could not be found, in which case, its disposition was not known, and no postmortem data was available.
(Missing Study Animal, NCI Thesaurus)
There’s also an indication that if you hope for a baby of your own that you might try for pregnancy after the new moon of January 24.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The indication of upwelling material under Ceres' surface allows for another perspective in establishing how the dwarf planet may have evolved.
(Dawn Explores Ceres' Interior Evolution, NASA)
An indication or description that an event or occurrence in an individual's medical history is being managed.
(Medical History Controlled, NCI Thesaurus)
Astronomers calculate the metallicity, an indication of how rich the planet is in all elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, because it gives them clues about how a planet formed.
('Warm Neptune' Has Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere, NASA)
An indication that one study is related to another.
(Associated Study, NCI Thesaurus)
