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indicator

noun
/ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From Late Latin indicātor (“one who points out”), from Latin indicō (“point out”). By surface analysis, indicate + -or; see indicate.

  1. derived from indicō
  2. derived from indicātor

Definitions

  1. A pointer or index that indicates something.

    • The visual indicators are a decided improvement, and have reduced the telephoning by the staff in the signalbox.

  2. A meter or gauge.

  3. The needle or dial on such a meter.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a…

      Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.

    2. A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.

    3. A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.

    4. A turn signal

      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.

    5. A bird, the honeyguide.

    6. A codeword that marks the use of a specific cryptic device.

      • 'Wild' is an anagram indicator showing that the letters of 'danger' have to be rearranged.
      • We surrounded the strike, Snowy (5) Snowy is the definition in this clue. Ignore the punctuation and capital letter of Snowy! Surrounded is the container indicator.
      • We have already mentioned 'in' having multiple uses; 'round' or 'around' might be a container indicator or a reversal indicator; 'without' might be a container indicator or a deletion indicator, and so on.

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Derived

acid-base indicator, airspeed indicator, anagrind, attitude indicator, bank-and-turn indicator, bioindicator, bite indicator, Burrell indicator, chemical indicator, coincident indicator, concurrent indicator, contraindicator, dial indicator, economic indicator, global indicator, indicator card, indicator diagram, indicator function, indicator lamp, indicator light, indicator variable, key performance indicator, leading indicator, ordinal indicator, paleoindicator, pH indicator, phytoindicator, rate of climb indicator, rate-of-climb indicator, redox indicator, route indicator, subindicator, tactile ground surface indicator, tactile walking surface indicator, tone indicator, turn-and-bank indicator, wetness indicator

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at indicator. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at indicator. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at indicator

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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