indicator

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< Late Latin indicātor (one who points out) < Latin indicō (point out); see indicate.

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Singular
indicator

Plural
indicators

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. British for trafficator

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

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indicātor (genitive indicātōris); m, third declension

  1. (Late Latin) Someone who points out.

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Number Singular Plural
nominative indicātor indicātōrēs
genitive indicātōris indicātōrum
dative indicātōrī indicātōribus
accusative indicātōrem indicātōrēs
ablative indicātōre indicātōribus
vocative indicātor indicātōrēs

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