Dictionary entry details
• INDICATION (noun)
Meaning:
Something that serves to indicate or suggest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
indicant; indication
Context examples:
an indication of foul play / indications of strain / symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
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"):
clue; hint (a slight indication)
forerunner; harbinger; herald; precursor (an indication of the approach of something or someone)
glimpse (a vague indication)
mark; print (a visible indication made on a surface)
manifestation (a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing)
pointing out (indication by demonstration)
signalisation; signalization (a conspicuous indication)
symptom (anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence)
shadow; tincture; trace; vestige (an indication that something has been present)
evidence (an indication that makes something evident)
gesture (something done as an indication of intention)
smoke (an indication of some hidden activity)
Meaning:
The act of indicating or pointing out by name
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
denotation; indication
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
naming (the verbal act of naming)
Meaning:
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics
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)
Meaning:
Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
there were indications that it was time to leave
Hypernyms ("indication" is a kind of...):
advice (a proposal for an appropriate course of action)
Meaning:
A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
meter reading; reading; indication
Context examples:
he could not believe the meter reading / the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
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 (the time as given by a clock)
miles per hour; mph (a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel)
