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indicant

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

indicative; that points out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

Something which indicates or points out; an indicator

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Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 3

a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: index, index number, indicator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fact

Narrower terms: body mass index, BMI, business index, leading indicator, price index, price level, short account, stock index, stock market index

noun

Meaning 4

something that serves to indicate or suggest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

an indication of foul play
indications of strain
symptoms are the prime indicants of disease

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indication

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communication

Narrower terms: gesture, evidence, trace, vestige, tincture, shadow, symptom, signalization, signalisation, pointing out, manifestation, mark, print, glimpse, harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor, hint, clue, smoke

History

Etymology

From Latin indicans.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

indicants — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: coindicant, contraindicant

Related: indicate

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: fact, communication

Hyponyms: body mass index, BMI, business index, leading indicator, price index, price level, short account, stock index, stock market index, gesture, evidence, trace, vestige, tincture, shadow, symptom, signalization, signalisation, pointing out, manifestation, mark, print, glimpse, harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor, hint, clue, smoke

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