indicator
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
Types & categories
- fact hypernym
- body mass index hyponym
- business index hyponym
- leading indicator hyponym
- price index hyponym
- short account hyponym
- stock index hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a signal for attracting attention
Types & categories
- signal hypernym
- reference point hyponym
Related & opposite
- bespeak derivation
Sense 3 noun
a device for showing the operating condition of some system
Types & categories
- device hypernym
- annunciator hyponym
- cursor hyponym
- dial hyponym
- fuel gauge hyponym
- gnomon hyponym
- spirit level hyponym
- pilot lamp hyponym
- pointer hyponym
- scale hyponym
- test paper hyponym
- tidemark hyponym
Sense 4 noun
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
Types & categories
- colour hypernym
- absorption indicator hyponym
- acid-base indicator hyponym
- alpha-naphthol test hyponym
- oxidation-reduction indicator hyponym
Related & opposite
- chemistry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fact |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | body mass index |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | business index |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leading indicator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | price index |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | short account |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stock index |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bespeak |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | signal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reference point |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | annunciator |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cursor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dial |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuel gauge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gnomon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spirit level |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pilot lamp |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pointer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | scale |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | test paper |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tidemark |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | colour |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | absorption indicator |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | acid-base indicator |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | alpha-naphthol test |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | oxidation-reduction indicator |