Definition for Indicator:

• One who, or that which, points out; the part of an instrument by which an effect is pointed out.

Synonyms for Indicator:

• n.

  •
  • blower,
  • calculator,
  • balance,
  • convertor,
  • charger,
  • agitator,
  • converter,
  • boiler,
  • compressor,
  • carriage.
  •
  • symptom,
  • demonstration,
  • show,
  • proof,
  • stamp,
  • the color of someone's money,
  • note,
  • suggestion,
  • evidence,
  • smoking gun,
  • witness,
  • badge,
  • illustration.
  •
  • headlight,
  • high beams,
  • backup light,
  • brights,
  • hazard light,
  • brake light,
  • fog light,
  • headlamp.
  •artifact (noun)
  • indicator.
  •gauge (noun)
  • gauge,
  • guideline,
  • yardstick,
  • exemplar.
  •prediction (noun)
  • palmistry,
  • prevision,
  • horoscope,
  • of event anticipation,
  • fortunetelling,
  • fortune telling,
  • fortune-telling,
  • prediction,
  • previsions,
  • prognostication.
  •sign (noun)
  • clue,
  • hint,
  • beacon,
  • warning,
  • meter,
  • barometer,
  • symbol,
  • guide,
  • omen,
  • index.
  •signal (noun)
  • goahead.
  •signification (noun)
  • foretoken,
  • handwriting on wall,
  • foreshadowings,
  • giveaway,
  • giveaways,
  • foretokens.
  •straw in the wind (noun)
  • sign of the time,
  • sign time,
  • straw-wind,
  • straw in wind,
  • straw the wind,
  • sign times,
  • sign of time,
  • straw wind,
  • sign of times,
  • slight hints,
  • sign the times,
  • sign the time.
  •thermometer (noun)
  • thermostats,
  • thermostat,
  • Thermometers.
  •turn signal (noun)
  • directional signal,
  • signal light,
  • trafficator.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pencil,
  • pointer.
  •
  • manifestation,
  • token.
  •
  • needle.
  •
  • mark.
  •face
  • dial.

Paraphrases for Indicator:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    indicators.
  • Adverb
    indicators.
  • Verb, past tense
    indicators.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    indicators.
  • Verb, base form
    indicators.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    index, Indexes, indicatorlight.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    index.

• Independent

  • Coordinating conjunction
    measure.
  • Foreign word
    indicateur.
  • Adjective
    proxy.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Measures, data, facts, concepts, Goals, Programs.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    factor, barometer, Designator, informer, measure, criterion, Criteria, informant, Indicia, proxy, value.
  • Verb, past tense
    Indicated.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    denotes, suggests, signposts, tells, shows, results, uses, Measures.
  • Verb, base form
    measure.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    gauge.
  • Proper noun, singular
    markers, indication, indications, beacons, gauge, gauges.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    predictor, marker, readout, yardstick, indication, gauge.
  • Verb, base form
    gauge.

Indicator Sentence Examples:

• The cylinder of the indicator is fastened upon a wooden or metal frame, more than twice its own length; one end of a spiral steel spring, like that of a spring steel - yard, is attached to the upper part of the frame, and the other end of the spring is attached to the upper end of the piston - rod of the indicator.

• The men on the tender promptly raised an uproar, the fireman shouted as he jerked the whistle cord, and Jawn sat with one eye on the indicator, the other on the approaching headlight, his bass voice all the while roaring out a fiery challenge not unmixed with profanity.

Hypernym for Indicator:

• n.

  • artifact
    cursor, indicator lamp, spirit level, gnomon, fuel indicator, test paper, scale, tidemark, pilot light, pointer, fuel gauge, level, annunciator, pilot lamp, dial.
  • communication
    reference point, point of reference, reference.
  • substance
    alpha-naphthol test, absorption indicator, Molisch's Test, acid-base indicator, Molisch Test, oxidation-reduction indicator, Molisch Reaction.

Hyponym for Indicator:

• n.

  • artifact
    device.
  • communication
    signaling, sign, signal.
  • substance
    coloring material, colour, Colouring Material, color.