indicator

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin indicātor (“one who points out”), from Latin indicō (“point out”). By surface analysis, indicate +‎ -or; see indicate. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ === Noun === indicator (plural indicators) A pointer or index that indicates something. A meter or gauge. The needle or dial on such a meter. (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction. (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment. (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc. Synonyms: (informal) blinker, directional, directional signal, direction indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, (chiefly US) turn signal A bird, the honeyguide. (crosswording) A codeword that marks the use of a specific cryptic device. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “indicator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “indicator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === anidrotic, cardiotin == Dutch == === Etymology === Equivalent to indiceren +‎ -ator. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: in‧di‧ca‧tor === Noun === indicator m (plural indicatoren or indicators, no diminutive) indicator == Latin == === Etymology === From indicō (“point out, indicate, show”) +‎ -tor, from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dicō (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪn.dɪˈkaː.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in.diˈkaː.tor] === Noun === indicātor m (genitive indicātōris); third declension (Late Latin) Someone who points out. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Verb === indicātor second/third-person singular future passive imperative of indicō === References === “indicator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "indicator", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “indicator”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French indicateur. Equivalent to indica +‎ -tor. === Noun === indicator m (plural indicatori) indicator (pointer, index, substance) ==== Declension ==== === Noun === indicator n (plural indicatoare) traffic sign ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /indikaˈtoɾ/ [ĩn̪.d̪i.kaˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: in‧di‧ca‧tor === Noun === indicator m (plural indicatores) honeyguide