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in·di·ca·tion

(ĭn′dĭ-kā′shən)

1. The act of indicating: His indication of refusal came in the form of a frown.

2. Something that serves to indicate; a sign: indications of an economic recovery.

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

4. The information indicated by a measuring instrument.

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indication

(ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən)

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

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in•di•ca•tion

(ˌɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. something serving to indicate; sign; token.

2. something indicated as suitable or necessary.

3. an act of indicating.

4. the degree marked by an instrument.

[1535–45; < Latin]

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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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

indication

noun

1. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:

expression, gesture, sign, token.

2. An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:

gesticulation, gesture, motion, sign, signal.

Informal: high sign.

3. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:

badge, evidence, index, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness.

Translations

دَلالَه

náznak

tegntilkendegivelse

Anzeichen Indikation Indiz

indicación indicio atisbo

vísbending

namigznak

暗示象征预示

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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 ...

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

indication

(= 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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

indicate

(ˈindikeit) verb

to point out or show. We can paint an arrow here to indicate the right path.

ˌindiˈcation noun

There are clear indications that the war will soon be over; He had given no indication that he was intending to resign.

indicative (inˈdikətiv) adjective, noun

describing verbs which occur as parts of statements and questions. In `I ran home' and `Are you going?' `ran' and `are going' are indicative (verbs).

ˈindicator noun

a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something. the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car.

in·di·ca·tion

n. indicación; señal.

indication

n indicación f

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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.

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I had not the smallest indication on which to let my imagination work.

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SHEA had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality by calling his attention to the nth time to that theory, propounded by certain scientists, which is based upon the assertion that phenomenal chess players are always found to be from the ranks of children under twelve, adults over seventy-two or the mentally defective--a theory that is lightly ignored upon those rare occasions that I win.

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But William Buffy somehow discovered, contrary to all expectation, that these were not the times when it could be done, and this was the first clear indication Sir Leicester Dedlock had conveyed to him that the country was going to pieces.

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A superficial traveller might object to the dirt, which is their leading characteristic; but to those who view it as an indication of traffic and commercial prosperity, it is truly gratifying.'

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Nothing contentious, you understand, but only an indication that there are greater deeps beyond.

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The color of the Indian, the writer believes, is peculiar to himself, and while his cheek-bones have a very striking indication of a Tartar origin, his eyes have not.