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indication

Letters that make indication

a, o, d, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'indication'

Words within indication

ti, IC, Indic, at, on, ic, in, cat, CAT, CA, IN, ND, cation, Io, ion, At, Ca, In, Nd, Ti are words within 'indication'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of indication

vindication is a word created by adding a letter to 'indication'

indication is a 10 letter word starting with i
indication is a 10 letter word ending with n

5 possible definitions for 'indication'

Indication as "a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument"

Under this definition, indication is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

reading, meter reading have the same meaning as 'indication'

indication as a type

'indication' can be a type of datum, data point.

Types of indication

clock time, time, miles per hour, mph are types of 'indication'.

Derivatives of indication

argue, indicate, register, read, record, show are derivatives of 'indication'.

Example of indication used within this context

"he could not believe the meter reading", "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

Indication as "(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure"

Under this definition, indication is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

contraindication has the opposite meaning of indication

indication as a type

'indication' can be a type of reason.

indication as a category

'indication' can be a category of medicine, medical specialty.

Derivatives of indication

point, betoken, indicate, bespeak, signal, suggest are derivatives of 'indication'.

Example of indication used within this context

"the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"

Indication as "something that serves to indicate or suggest"

Under this definition, indication is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

indicant has the same meaning as indication

indication as a type

'indication' can be a type of communication.

Types of indication

trace, gesture, evidence, tincture, shadow, vestige, print, clue, hint, forerunner, glimpse, manifestation, mark, smoke, symptom, signalization, signalisation, pointing out, harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor are types of 'indication'.

Derivatives of indication

point, argue, betoken, indicate, bespeak, signal are derivatives of 'indication'.

Example of indication used within this context

"an indication of foul play", "indications of strain", "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

Indication as "the act of indicating or pointing out by name"

Under this definition, indication is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

denotation has the same meaning as indication

indication as a type

'indication' can be a type of naming.

Derivatives of indication

indicate, denote, designate, point, show are derivatives of 'indication'.

Indication as "something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary"

Under this definition, indication is a noun and has the following properties:

indication as a type

'indication' can be a type of advice.

Derivatives of indication

argue, indicate, suggest are derivatives of 'indication'.

Example of indication used within this context

"there were indications that it was time to leave"