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.

---

indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. something that serves to indicate or suggest; sign an indication of foul play

2. the degree or quantity represented on a measuring instrument or device

3. the action of indicating

4. something that is indicated as advisable, necessary, or expedient

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

---

indication

noun sign, mark, evidence, warning, note, signal, suggestion, symptom, hint, clue, manifestation, omen, inkling, portent, intimation, forewarning He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.

Translations

indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] N

1. (= sign) → indicio m
there is every indication that → todo hace suponer que ...
there is no indication that → no hay indicios de que ...
this is some indication of → esto da una idea de ...

2. (= mark) → señal f; (on gauge) → marca f

3. (Med) (often pl) → indicación f

indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → indication f, signe m
all the indications are that ... → tout porte à croire que ...
to give an indication of sth [+ one's views, plans] → faire connaître qch
to give an indication that ... → indiquer que ...
to give no indication that ... → ne donner aucune indication permettant de prévoir que ...

indication

n

(= sign) → (An)zeichen nt (also Med) → (of für), Hinweis m (→ of auf +acc); there is every/no indication that he is right → alles/nichts weist darauf hin or lässt darauf schließen, dass er recht hat; there are few indications that they are ready to come to an agreement → es gibt kaum Anzeichen dafür, dass sie zu einer Einigung bereit sind; he gave a clear indication of his intentions → er zeigte seine Absichten deutlich, er ließ seine Absichten deutlich erkennen; he gave no indication that he was ready to compromise → nichts wies darauf hin, dass er zu einem Kompromiss bereit war; what are the indications that it will happen? → was deutet darauf hin or spricht dafür or welchen Hinweis gibt es dafür, dass es geschieht?; we had no indication that … → es gab kein Anzeichen dafür, dass …; that is some indication of what we can expect → das gibt uns einen Vorgeschmack auf das, was wir zu erwarten haben; if you could give me a rough indication of … → wenn Sie mir eine ungefähre Vorstellung davon geben könnten …

(= showing, marking) (by gesturing, facial expression) → Anzeigen nt, → Erkennenlassen nt; (by pointing, drawing) → Anzeigen nt, → Bezeichnen nt; indication of the boundaries on this map is very poor → die Grenzen sind auf dieser Karte sehr undeutlich bezeichnet

(on gauge) → Anzeige f

indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → indicazione f
there is no indication that → non c'è niente che faccia pensare che
this is some indication that → questo fa pensare or sembra indicare che