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indication

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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indicationindication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
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
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.indicationindication - 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"
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 thattodo hace suponer que ...
there is no indication thatno hay indicios de que ...
this is some indication ofesto da una idea de ...
2. (= mark) → señal f; (on gauge) → marca f
3. (Med) (often pl) → indicación f
indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] nindication 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 rightalles/nichts weist darauf hin or lässt darauf schließen, dass er recht hat; there are few indications that they are ready to come to an agreementes gibt kaum Anzeichen dafür, dass sie zu einer Einigung bereit sind; he gave a clear indication of his intentionser zeigte seine Absichten deutlich, er ließ seine Absichten deutlich erkennen; he gave no indication that he was ready to compromisenichts 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 expectdas 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 poordie Grenzen sind auf dieser Karte sehr undeutlich bezeichnet
(on gauge) → Anzeige f
indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn] nindicazione 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
indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn] nindicazione 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


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Whatever his outward demeanour may have been, his poetry gives us no indication of it, being full of delicate mysticism, almost impossible to reproduce in the English language.
However, in the disturbed state of my mind, I did go into the deserted court and did look at all the footprints I could find there, seeking for some indication, as a basis for reasoning.
I had not the smallest indication on which to let my imagination work.
 
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