indicator
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtər/
- Specialized
:
indicador
- A screen came on, and rows of indicator lights glowed red, yellow, and green.
- flow indicator
- rate indicator
- transducer indicator
Sick charging indicator lights, that's it.
- Sick charging indicator lights, that's it.
- And then as you're playing the tour back in Dscript, you can also get this visual indicator of where you are.
- It's just that on a simple clock, we might not have an indicator for the time switching from AM to PM or from one day to the next.
Examples
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The device only had two buttons on it and a small indicator display.
Fiction book (1997) -
These enclosures contain a radiator, a pump, a reservoir, a water level indicator and fans all in one box.
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Okay, we got some indicator lights here.
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The indicator must be broken.
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Look at this water level indicator.
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You hear an audible indicator and the light will turn on.
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The Model 120 rate and total multifunction indicator is designed for liquid flow measurement.
Academic text (1995) -
Lando punched the numbers into the keypad and watched the indicator light flash green.
Fiction book (1991) -
And there's-- there's your indicator that tells you how much fuel you're feeding your engine.
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The airspeed indicator showed that the plane was climbing steadily.
Synonyms
1
3.8
A thing that uses sound or light to warn people and give information
A small light that shows when a device is on or working
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.8
A number that changes before the whole economy does to show future trends
- Specialized
A chemical dye that changes color to show when a solid forms in a liquid
- Specialized
A chemical that changes color to show if a liquid is acidic or basic
- Specialized
A tool that sets the time when an artillery shell will explode
- Specialized
An electrode that responds to changes in dissolved chemicals without changing the liquid
- Specialized
A chemical that changes color when a solution gains or loses electrons
How Informative
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4
3.4
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197
2.5
127
3.2
- Specialized
11
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indicator comes from the Latin word indicare, which means 'to point out', and is like the word index; so a machine indicator is a device that 'points out' the state or condition of the machine, like a red light for a problem.