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Noun (5 meanings)

1. something that serves to indicate or suggest.

indication, indicant

Examples:

“an indication of foul play”,
“indications of strain”,
“symptoms are the prime indicants of disease”

indication is a type of:

communication (noun) - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

types of indication:

evidence (noun) - an indication that makes something evident
gesture (noun) - something done as an indication of intention
glimpse (noun) - a vague indication
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor (noun) - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
hint, clue (noun) - a slight indication

manifestation (noun) - a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
mark, print (noun) - a visible indication made on a surface
pointing out (noun) - indication by demonstration
signalization, signalisation (noun) - a conspicuous indication
smoke (noun) - an indication of some hidden activity
symptom (noun) - anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
trace, vestige, tincture, shadow (noun) - an indication that something has been present

indication is derivationally related to:

to argue, indicate (verb) - give evidence of
to bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal (verb) - be a signal for or a symptom of

2. the act of indicating or pointing out by name.

indication, denotation

indication is a type of:

naming (noun) - the verbal act of naming

indication is derivationally related to:

to denote (verb) - be a sign or indication of
to indicate, point, designate, show (verb) - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing

3. (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”

indication is the opposite of:

contraindication (noun) - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

indication is a type of:

reason (noun) - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

indication is derivationally related to:

to bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal (verb) - be a signal for or a symptom of
to indicate, suggest (verb) - suggest the necessity of an intervention

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

medicine, medical specialty (noun) - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

4. something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary.

Example:

“there were indications that it was time to leave”

indication is a type of:

advice (noun) - a proposal for an appropriate course of action

indication is derivationally related to:

to argue, indicate (verb) - give evidence of
to indicate, suggest (verb) - suggest the necessity of an intervention

5. a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument.

reading, meter reading, indication

Examples:

“he could not believe the meter reading”,
“the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm”

indication is a type of:

datum, data point (noun) - an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

types of indication:

clock time, time (noun) - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
miles per hour, mph (noun) - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel

indication is derivationally related to:

to argue, indicate (verb) - give evidence of
to read, register, show, record (verb) - indicate a certain reading