indicator

From Late Latin indicātor (“one who points out”), from Latin indicō (“point out”); see indicate.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tə(ɹ)/

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indicator (plural indicators)

1. A pointer or index that indicates something.
2. A meter or gauge.
3. The needle or dial on such a meter.
4. (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
5. (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
6. (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
7. (Britain, Australia, automotive) A trafficator (dated definition); 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.
8. A bird, the honeyguide.

• blinker (informal), directional, directional signal, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal (US)

• economic indicator
• key performance indicator

• index
• indicate
• indication
• indicative

• indicator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• indicator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

• anidrotic, cardiotin

From indicō (“point out, indicate, show”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dicō (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.diˈkaː.tor/, [ɪn.dɪˈkaː.tɔr]

indicātor m (genitive indicātōris); third declension

1. (Late Latin) Someone who points out.

Third declension.

• Catalan: indicador
• English: indicator
• Portuguese: indicador
• Russian: индика́тор (indikátor)

indicātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of indicō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of indicō

• indicator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• indicator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• indicator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

• IPA^(key): /indikaˈtoɾ/, [ĩn̪d̪ikaˈt̪oɾ]

indicator m (plural indicatores)

1. honeyguide