indication

1. Something that serves to indicate or suggest (synset 106810027)
   "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
   is a type of: communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
   subtypes:

   • gesture - something done as an indication of intention
   • evidence - an indication that makes something evident
   • shadow, tincture, trace, vestige - an indication that something has been present
   • 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
   • mark, print - a visible indication made on a surface
   • glimpse - a vague indication
   • forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
   • clue, hint - a slight indication
   • smoke - an indication of some hidden activity
   same as: indicant
2. The act of indicating or pointing out by name (synset 107245708)
   is a type of: naming - the verbal act of naming
   same as: denotation
3. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure (synset 106810529)
   "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
   referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
   is a type of: reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
4. Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary (synset 106684563)
   "there were indications that it was time to leave"
   is a type of: advice - a proposal for an appropriate course of action
5. A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument (synset 105824916)
   "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
   is a type of: data point, datum - an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
   subtypes:

   • clock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
   • miles per hour, mph - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
   same as: meter reading, reading

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