indication

Meanings

• something that serves to indicate or suggest
  • "an indication of foul play"
  • "indications of strain"
• the act of indicating or pointing out by name
• (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
  • "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
• something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
  • "there were indications that it was time to leave"
• a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
  • "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

Synonyms

denotation, indicant, meter reading, reading