Indicant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that serves to indicate or suggest

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪndɪkənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪndɪkənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪndɪkənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪndɪkənt/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indication index number indicator index

Parts of Speech

noun	something that serves to indicate or suggest “an indication of foul play”
noun	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

Word Forms

indicate

verb

give evidence of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Indikator

etwas, das darauf hinweist oder suggeriert

🇫🇷French

indicateur

quelque chose qui sert à indiquer ou à suggérer

🇪🇸Spanish

indicativo

algo que sirve para indicar o sugerir

🇮🇹Italian

indicativo

qualcosa che serve a indicare o suggerire

🇳🇱Dutch

aanwijzend

iets dat dient om aan te geven of te suggereren

🇵🇹Portuguese

indicativo

algo que serve para indicar ou sugerir

🇷🇺Russian

показательный

что-то, что служит для указания или предположения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांकेतिक

कुछ ऐसा जो संकेत या सुझाव देने का काम करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্দেশক

এমন কিছু যা নির্দেশ বা পরামর্শ দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சுட்டி

குறிக்க அல்லது பரிந்துரைக்க உதவும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

సూచిక

సూచించడానికి లేదా సూచించడానికి ఉపయోగపడే ఏదో

🇮🇳Marathi

सूचक

असे काहीतरी जे सूचित करते किंवा सुचवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂચક

કંઈક કે જે સૂચવવા અથવા સૂચવવા માટે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಚಕ

ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂചന

സൂചിപ്പിക്കാനോ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കാനോ സഹായിക്കുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੇਤਕ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشارے

ایسی چیز جو اشارہ کرنے یا تجویز کرنے کے لئے کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指示物

用来表示或建议的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

示唆的な

示唆または示唆するために役立つ何か

🇰🇷Korean

표시

나타내거나 암시하는 역할을 하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỉ ra

một cái gì đó dùng để chỉ ra hoặc gợi ý

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวบ่งชี้

สิ่งที่ทำหน้าที่บ่งชี้หรือแนะนำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

indikasi

sesuatu yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan atau menyarankan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapahiwatig

isang bagay na nagsisilbing ipahiwatig o iminumungkahi

🇲🇾Malay

penunjuk

sesuatu yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan atau mencadangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤشر

شيء يفيد في الإشارة أو الإيحاء

🇮🇷Persian

نشان دهنده

چیزی که در خدمت نشان دادن یا پیشنهاد است

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterge

belirtmeye veya önermeye yarayan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

אינדיקציה

משהו שמשמש להצביע או להציע

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The primary meaning of 'indicant' is 'something that serves to indicate or suggest'.

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