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{{also|Indicator}}
==English==
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===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}
From {{der|en|LL.|indicātor||one who points out}}, from {{der|en|la|indicō||point out}}; see [[indicate]].

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɪn.dɪ.ˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/|a=UK}}
* {{audio|en|EN-AU ck1 indicator.ogg|a=AU}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[pointer]] or [[index]] that [[indicate]]s something.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2012|author=Andrew Martin|title=Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube|publisher=Profile Books, {{ISBN|978-1846684777}}|page=79|text=These old '''indicators''' <small>[at Earl's Court station]</small> show the destination of the next train by the appearance of an illuminated arrow next to the station name. The arrow may indicate that a train is going to [[Wimbledon]], but it gives no clue as to ''when''. Now, however, the '''indicators''' are supplemented by dot matrix panels that not only say where but also when. Why aren't the old ones removed? Because they, like the whole station, are Grade II listed.}}
# A [[meter]] or [[gauge]].
# The [[needle]] or [[dial]] on such a meter.
# {{lb|en|chemistry}} Any of many substances, such as [[litmus]], used to indicate the [[concentration]] of a [[substance]], or the [[degree]] of a [[reaction]].
# {{lb|en|ecology}} A [[plant]] or [[animal]] whose [[presence]] is [[indicative]] of some specific [[environment]].
# {{lb|en|economics}} A [[measure]], such as [[unemployment]] [[rate]], which can be used to [[predict]] [[economic]] [[trend]]s.
# {{lb|en|UK|Australia|New Zealand|Ireland|South Africa|automotive }} A [[turn signal]]; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
#: {{syn|en|blinker|q1=informal|directional|directional signal|direction indicator|trafficator|turn indicator|turn signal|q7=chiefly US}}
# A bird, the [[honeyguide]].

====Derived terms====
{{col3|en|acid-base indicator|airspeed indicator|anagrind|attitude indicator|bank-and-turn indicator|bite indicator|chemical indicator|dial indicator|economic indicator|global indicator|indicator diagram|indicator function|indicator variable|key performance indicator|leading indicator|ordinal indicator|pH indicator|rate of climb indicator|rate-of-climb indicator|redox indicator|route indicator|tone indicator|turn-and-bank indicator|tactile ground surface indicator|tactile walking surface indicator}}

====Related terms====
{{col4|en
|index
|indicate
|indication
|indicative
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|pointer}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|показалец|m}}, {{t+|bg|стрелка|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|指示符|tr=zhǐshìfú}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|indikilo}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|indikaator}}, {{t|et|näitaja}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|osoitin}}, {{t+|fi|indikaattori}}
* French: {{t+|fr|indicateur|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Indikator|m}}, {{t+|de|Anzeige|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δείκτης|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|mutató}}, {{t+|hu|jelző|alt=-jelző}}, {{t+|hu|jelzőkészülék}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|indikator}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|インジケータ|tr=injikēta|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|インジケーター|tr=injikētā|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|指示薬|tr=しじやく, shijaku|sc=Jpan}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|indikators|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|пока́зател|m}}, {{t|mk|стре́лка|f}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|viser|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wskaźnik|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indicador|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|indicator|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|индика́тор|m}}, {{t+|ru|указа́тель|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indikator|c}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|సూచిక}}
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{{trans-top|meter or gauge}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مُؤَشِّر|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|индика́тор|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|mittari}}, {{t+|fi|mittalaite}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δείκτης|m|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|μετρητής|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|mérő|alt=-mérő}}, {{t+|hu|mérőeszköz}}, {{t+|hu|óra|alt=-óra}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|indikators|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|måler|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indicador|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|индика́тор|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|mätare|c}}
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{{trans-top|needle or dial on a meter}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|стрелка|f}}, {{t+|bg|скала|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|指針|tr=zhǐzhēn}}
* Danish: {{t|da|viser|c}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|osoitin}}, {{t+|fi|indikaattori}}
* French: {{t+|fr|aiguille|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Zeiger|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δείκτης|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|mutató}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|針|tr=はり, hari|sc=Jpan}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|rādītājs|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|viser|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wskazówka|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ponteiro|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|стре́лка|f}}, {{t+|ru|индика́тор|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|kazaljka|f}}, {{t+|sh|cajger|m}} {{qualifier|slang}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indikator|c}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|సూచిక}}
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{{trans-top|chemical}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|индикатор|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|indikaattori}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|δείκτης|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|indikátor}}, {{t|hu|savjelző}}, {{t|hu|lúgjelző}}, {{t|hu|jelzőanyag}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|유해물질}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|indikators|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|taetohu}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|indikator|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wskaźnik|m}}, {{t|pl|indykator|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indicador|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|indicator|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|индика́тор|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indikator|c}} {{qualifier|often used in combination}}
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{{trans-top|indicative animal or plant}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|indicator|m}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|indikaattorilaji}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|indikátorfaj}}, {{t|hu|indikátorszervezet}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indicador|m}}
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{{trans-top|economic measure}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|показател|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|ukazatel|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|nøgletal|n}}, {{t|da|indikator|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|indicator|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|indikaattori}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|jelzőszám}}, {{t+|hu|mérőszám}}, {{t+|hu|indikátor}}, {{t+|hu|sarokszám}}, {{t+|hu|mutató}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|rādītājs|m}}, {{t|lv|indikators|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|indikator|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|indicador|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|indicator|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|указа́тель|m}}, {{t+|ru|индика́тор|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|indikator|c}}
* Telugu: {{t+|te|సూచిక}}
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{{trans-top|turn signal}}
* Arabic: {{t-needed|ar}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|թարթիչ}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|мигач|m}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|indicador de gir|m}}, {{t+|ca|intermitent|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|方向燈|tr=fāngxiàngdēng}}, {{t|cmn|指揮燈|tr=zhǐhuīdēng}}, {{t|cmn|方向指示燈|tr=fāngxiàng zhǐshìdēng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|blinkr|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|blinklys|n}}, {{t|da|retningsviser|c}} {{qualifier|movable arm used in early cars}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|richtingaanwijzer|m}}, {{t+|nl|clignoteur|m}}
* Esperanto: {{t-needed|eo}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|blunkljós|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|suuntavilkku}}
* French: {{t+|fr|clignotant|m}}, {{t+|fr|signofile|f}} {{qualifier|Switzerland}}
* Galician: {{t|gl|intermitente|m}}
* German: {{q|informal}} {{t+|de|Blinker|m}}; {{q|slightly formal}} {{t|de|Blinklicht|n}}; {{q|technical|official}} {{t|de|Fahrtrichtungsanzeiger|m}}, {{t|de|Blinkleuchte|f}}
* Greek: {{t|el|δείκτης πορείας|m|sc=Grek}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|פנס איתות|m|tr=panás itút}}, {{t|he|וינקר|m|tr=vínker}}
* Hindi: {{t-needed|hi}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|index}}, {{t+|hu|irányjelző}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|stefnuljós|n}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|lampu sein}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|treotháscaire|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|freccia}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|方向指示器|tr=ほうこうしじき, hōkōshijiki|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|ウインカー|tr=uinkā}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|깜빡이}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|gaismas signālierīce|f}}, {{t|lv|rādītājs|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|трепкач|m}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|blinklys|n}}, {{t|nb|retningsviser|m}} {{q|obsolete}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|blinklys|n}}, {{t|nn|blinkljos|n}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|kierunkowskaz|m}}
* Portuguese: {{q|Brazil}} {{t+|pt|seta|f}}; {{q|Portugal}} {{t+|pt|pisca-pisca|m}}, {{t+|pt|pisca|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|semnalizator|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|индика́тор|m}} {{qualifier|поворо́та}}, {{t+|ru|указа́тель|m}} {{qualifier|поворо́та}}, {{t+|ru|поворо́тник|m}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|solas-tionndaidh|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|žmigavac|m}}, {{t+|sh|migavac|m}}
* Spanish: {{q|Latin America}} {{t|es|direccional|f}}, {{q|Spain}} {{t+|es|intermitente|m}}, {{q|Spain}} {{t|es|luz intermitente|m}}, {{q|Argentina}} {{t|es|luz de giro|f}}, {{t+|es|indicador}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|körriktningsvisare|c}}, {{qualifier|colloquial}} {{t+|sv|blinker|c}}, {{t+|sv|blinkljus}}
* Thai: {{t|th|ไฟเลี้ยว|tr=fai líeow}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sinyal}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|cyfeiriwr|m}}
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===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=acdiinort|anidrotic|cardiotin}}

[[Category:en:Auto parts]]
[[Category:en:Piciforms]]

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Equivalent to {{suffix|nl|indiceren|ator}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|nl|Nl-indicator.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|in|di|ca|tor}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|m|-:en|pl2=-s|-}}

# [[#English|indicator]]

==Latin==

===Etymology===
From {{af|la|indicō|-tor|t1=point out, indicate, show}}, from {{m|la|in||in, at, on; into}} + {{m|la|dicō||indicate; dedicate; set apart}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|indicātor}}

===Noun===
{{la-noun|indicātor<3>}}

# {{lb|la|Late Latin}} Someone who [[point out|points out]].

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|indicātor<3>}}

====Related terms====
{{top2}}
* {{l|la|index}}
* {{l|la|indicābilis}}
* {{l|la|indicātiō}}
* {{l|la|indicātīvus}}
* {{l|la|indicātūra}}
* {{l|la|indicīna}}
* {{l|la|indicium}}
* {{l|la|indicō}}
* {{l|la|indiculum}}
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====Descendants====
{{top3}}
* {{desc|ca|indicador}}
* {{desc|en|indicator}}
* {{desc|fr|indicateur}}
* {{desc|gl|indicador}}
* {{desc|it|indicatore}}
* {{desc|pt|indicador}}
* {{desc|ro|indicator}}
* {{desc|ru|индика́тор}}
* {{desc|es|indicador}}
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===Verb===
{{head|la|verb form|head=indicātor}}

# {{inflection of|la|indicō||2//3|s|futr|pasv|impr}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|indicateur}}. Equivalent to {{af|ro|indica|-tor}}.

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|m|i}}

# {{l|en|indicator}} {{gloss|pointer, index, substance}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-m}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|n|indicatoare}}

# {{l|en|traffic sign}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-n|pl=indicatoare}}

==Spanish==

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr}}

===Noun===
{{es-noun|m}}

# [[honeyguide]]