indication (redirected from Indications)

in·di·ca·tion  (nd-kshn)

n.

1. The act of indicating.

2. Something that serves to indicate; a sign.

3. Something indicated as necessary or expedient: Bed rest is usually the indication for flu cases.

4. The degree indicated by a measuring instrument.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" indicant communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups gesture - something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance" evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" vestige, tincture, trace, shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" symptom - anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence signalisation, signalization - a conspicuous indication pointing out - indication by demonstration manifestation - a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease" print, mark - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" glimpse - a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning" harbinger, herald, forerunner, predecessor, precursor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone clue, hint - a slight indication smoke - an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
	2.	indication - the act of indicating or pointing out by name denotation naming - the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
	3.	indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques contraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
	4.	indication - something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" advice - a proposal for an appropriate course of action
	5.	indication - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" meter reading, reading data point, datum - an item of factual information derived from measurement or research clock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" miles per hour, mph - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel

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indication

noun sign, mark, evidence, warning, note, signal, suggestion, symptom, hint, clue, manifestation, omen, inkling, portent, intimation, forewarning, wake-up call

Translations

indication [ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] n → indicio, señal f

indication [ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] indicate n → indication f, signe m

indication [ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] indicate n → (An)zeichen nt

indication [ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] n → indicazione f; segno