indicator
English Thesaurus
1. a device for showing the operating condition of some system (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | annunciator, |
| definition | : | an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cursor, pointer, |
| definition | : | (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dial, |
| definition | : | the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fuel gauge, fuel indicator, |
| definition | : | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gnomon, |
| definition | : | indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | level, spirit level, |
| definition | : | indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pointer, |
| definition | : | an indicator as on a dial (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | scale, |
| definition | : | an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | test paper, |
| definition | : | paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tidemark, |
| definition | : | indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tides (noun.artifact) |
2. a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | fact, |
| definition | : | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bmi, body mass index, |
| definition | : | a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30 (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | business index, |
| definition | : | a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | leading indicator, |
| definition | : | one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | price index, price level, |
| definition | : | an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | short account, |
| definition | : | the aggregate of short sales on an open market (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | stock index, stock market index, |
| definition | : | index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks (noun.communication) |
3. a signal for attracting attention (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | sign, signal, signaling, |
| definition | : | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message (noun.communication) |
4. (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | absorption indicator, |
| definition | : | an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acid-base indicator, |
| definition | : | an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | oxidation-reduction indicator, |
| definition | : | an indicator that shows a reversible color change between oxidized and reduced forms (noun.substance) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
5. a signal for attracting attention (noun.communication)
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