indicator
- noun
- /ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtər/
- Correct track indicator: minus seven.
Examples
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Your right indicator is still on.
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So they are an indicator that it's like a speeding ticket.
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You forgot your left indicator.
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Just place your fingers on the message indicator.
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If you want to switch lanes, then you just simply use your signal indicator and the car will look for an opportunity to change lanes.
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Once again, Jed's symptoms are a useful indicator of the possible cause of his ill health.
Academic text (2012) -
Frogs are one of the most sensitive indicators of environmental health.
Academic text (2003) -
Turn your indicator on.
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Self-assessed health is a powerful indicator of health status, psychological well-being, and functional independence (Maddox, 1999).
Academic text (2003) -
Please turn on your indicator when you want to change lanes.
Synonyms
A thing that uses sound or light to warn people and give information
Compounds
- Specialized
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
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Etymology
Indicator comes from the Latin word indicare, which means 'to point out', and is like the word index; so an indicator is something that 'points out' or draws attention, like a car light that shows your turn.