indication
/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
indication noun: an act of pointing out or indicating.
Noun
indication (countable and uncountable, plural indications)
- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.
- All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.
- A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- A discovery made; information.
- An explanation; a display.
- For the indication either proceeds from one experiment to another; or else from experiments to axioms; which axioms themselves suggest new experiments.1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: Or a Natural History, in Ten Centuries
- The committee, unknown to the workmen, also followed the next or succeeding mash, which was better made, and obtained the following results: First indication of the saccharometer .. 7⅘ degrees. Last indication of the saccharometer ... 11870, USA House of Representatives, House Documents - Volume 12; Volume 265, page 124
- Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
- Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir.
- In the United States, major depressive disorder is an off-label indication for clomipramine, but in various other countries, it is an approved indication.
- A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
indication meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
indication in Hindi
- indication, signal
- सूचक sūcak
indication in Tamil
- அறிகுறி, குறி, நோய்ச் சுட்டுமை, சைகை
indication in Marathi
- an indication, sign, or indirect or suggestive expression
- व्यंजन vyañjan
indication in Urdu
- indication, declaration, disclosure, manifestation, proclamation, revelation, statement, testimony, vent
- اظہار izhār
- indication
- علامت 'alāmat
More languagesFewer languages
- indication in Bengali
- নির্দেশ nirdeś, লক্ষণ lokkhon
- indication in Malayalam
- സൂചന sūcana, സൂചിക sūcika
- indication in Kannada
- ಗುರುತು, ಚಿಹ್ನೆ, ಸಂಕೇತ, ಲಕ್ಷಣ
- indication in Punjabi
- ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ cinnh
- indication in Sanskrit
- सूचन sūcana
- indication in Tagalog
- indikasyon, tanda, pananda
Examples of indication in a sentence
- The theme of treatment failure of previous treatments plus continuing impairment (pain and poor function) appears among the indications for many types of joint replacement surgery.
- The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness.September 9, 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian volume 156
- Her shrewd eye, accustomed to note the slightest indications, had already marked their likeness to each other, and that ease of affection which belongs to habit and relationship.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry...
- The first indication he meets by a dose of calomel, 1o to .30 gm., followed, if necessary, by magnesium sulphate in boiled water.1900, Massachusetts Medical Journal, page 460:
Synonyms of indication
Forms of indication
| plural | indications |
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Origin of indication
From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.
Words formed from indication
Words that rhyme with indication
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about indication
- What does indication mean?
- Indication means an act of pointing out or indicating.
- What is indication in Hindi?
- Indication in Hindi is सूचक (sūcak). See Indication meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use indication in a sentence?
- The theme of treatment failure of previous treatments plus continuing impairment (pain and poor function) appears among the indications for many types of joint replacement surgery.
- What part of speech is indication?
- Indication is a noun.
- How do you pronounce indication?
- Indication is pronounced /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of indication?
- The plural of indication is indications.
Words near indication in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indication (page history and authors); सूचक (Hindi) (page history and authors); indication (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); व्यंजन (Marathi) (page history and authors); اظہار (Urdu) (page history and authors); নির্দেশ (Bengali) (page history and authors); സൂചന (Malayalam) (page history and authors); indication (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); सूचन (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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