- indication, indicant - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
--1 is a kind of communication
--1 has particulars:Derived forms: verb indicate4, verb indicate1 - indication, denotation - the act of indicating or pointing out by name
--2 is a kind of naming
Derived form: verb indicate2 - 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"
--3 is a kind of reason
Antonyms: contraindication
Derived forms: verb indicate5, verb indicate1 - indication - something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"
--4 is a kind of advice
Derived forms: verb indicate5, verb indicate4 - reading, meter reading, 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"
--5 is a kind of datum, data point
--5 has particulars: clock time, time; miles per hour, mphDerived form: verb indicate4