indicator
See also: Indicator
English
Etymology
From Late Latin indicātor (“one who points out”), from Latin indicō (“point out”); see indicate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪ.ˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
indicator (plural indicators)
- A pointer or index that indicates something.
- 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 79:
- These old indicators [at Earl's Court station] 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.
- (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
- (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
- (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
- (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.
- Synonyms: (informal) blinker, directional, directional signal, direction indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, (chiefly US) turn signal
- A bird, the honeyguide.
Derived terms
- 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
- tactile ground surface indicator
- tactile walking surface indicator
- tone indicator
- turn-and-bank indicator
Related terms
Translations
pointer
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meter or gauge
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needle or dial on a meter
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chemical
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indicative animal or plant
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economic measure
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turn signal
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Further reading
- “indicator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “indicator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Equivalent to indiceren + -ator.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: in‧di‧ca‧tor
Noun
indicator m (plural indicatoren or indicators)
Latin
Etymology
From indicō (“point out, indicate, show”) + -tor, from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dicō (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /in.diˈkaː.tor/, [ɪn̪d̪ɪˈkäːt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.diˈka.tor/, [in̪d̪iˈkäːt̪or]
Noun
indicātor m (genitive indicātōris); third declension
- (Late Latin) Someone who points out.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | indicātor | indicātōrēs |
Genitive | indicātōris | indicātōrum |
Dative | indicātōrī | indicātōribus |
Accusative | indicātōrem | indicātōrēs |
Ablative | indicātōre | indicātōribus |
Vocative | indicātor | indicātōrēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: indicador
- English: indicator
- French: indicateur
- Galician: indicador
- Italian: indicatore
- Portuguese: indicador
- Romanian: indicator
- Russian: индика́тор (indikátor)
- Spanish: indicador
Verb
indicātor
References
- “indicator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- indicator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- indicator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French indicateur. Equivalent to indica + -tor.
Noun
indicator m (plural indicatori)
- indicator (pointer, index, substance)
Declension
Declension of indicator
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) indicator | indicatorul | (niște) indicatori | indicatorii |
genitive/dative | (unui) indicator | indicatorului | (unor) indicatori | indicatorilor |
vocative | indicatorule | indicatorilor |
Noun
indicator n (plural indicatoare)
Declension
Declension of indicator
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) indicator | indicatorul | (niște) indicatoare | indicatoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) indicator | indicatorului | (unor) indicatoare | indicatoarelor |
vocative | indicatorule | indicatoarelor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
indicator m (plural indicatores)
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