indicator

indicator
noun Date: 1666 1. one that indicates: as a. an index hand (as on a dial) ; pointer b. (1) gauge 2b, dial 4a (2) an instrument for automatically making a diagram that indicates the pressure in and volume of the working fluid of an engine throughout the cycle 2. a. a substance (as litmus) used to show visually (as by change of color) the condition of a solution with respect to the presence of a particular material (as a free acid or alkali) b. tracer 4b 3. an organism or ecological community so strictly associated with particular environmental conditions that its presence is indicative of the existence of these conditions 4. any of a group of statistical values (as level of employment) that taken together give an indication of the health of the economy • indicatory adjective

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Indicator — Indicator …   Wikipédia en Français

  • indicator — INDICATÓR, OÁRE, indicatori, oare, adj., s.n., s.m. I. adj. Care indică, care face cunoscut. II.1. s.n. Aparat, instrument, dispozitiv care serveşte la indicarea anumitor mărimi, fenomene, informaţii etc. ♢ Indicator de pantă = inclinometru.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Indicator — may mean:* pH indicator, a chemical detector for protons in acid base titrations * Redox indicator, a chemical detector for redox titrations * Complexometric indicator, a chemical detector for metal ions in complexometric titrations * Zeta… …   Wikipedia

  • Indicator — In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indicator — (n.) 1660s, from L.L. indicator, agent noun from indicare (see INDICATION (Cf. indication)). As a finger muscle, from 1690s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Indicātor — (lat.), 1) der Streckmuskel des Zeigefingers; 2) (Honigkukuk), Gattung der kukuksartigen Klettervögel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • indicator — I noun attestant, attester, augury, auspice, badge, beacon, clue, cue, emblem, ensign, flag, foreshadowing, harbinger, herald, hint, index, informant, informer, landmark, mark, note, pointer, precursor, prognostic, semaphore, sign, stamp, symbol …   Law dictionary

  • indicator — [n] sign barometer, beacon, clue, dial, gauge, guide, hint, index, mark, meter, omen, pointer, signal, symbol, warning; concepts 274,529,673,689 …   New thesaurus

  • indicator — ► NOUN 1) a thing that indicates a state or level. 2) a gauge or meter of a specified kind. 3) a flashing light on a vehicle to show that it is about to change lanes or turn. 4) Brit. an information board or screen in a railway station, airport,… …   English terms dictionary

  • indicator — [in′di kāt΄ər] n. 1. a person or thing that indicates; specif., a) any device, as a gauge, dial, register, or pointer, that measures or records and visibly indicates b) an apparatus that diagrams the varying fluid pressure of an engine in… …   English World dictionary

  • indicator — Used in the context of general equities. technical or fundamental measurement that securities analysts use to forecast the market s direction, such as investment advisory sentiment, volume of stock trading, direction of interest rates, and buying …   Financial and business terms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”