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indication

Roget category 550

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
4.10. Means of communicating ideas
›› 4.10.1. Natural means

#550. Indication

noun

indicationsymbolism, symbolizationsemiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeioticsZeitgeist.
[means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnosticlineament, feature, traitfingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint [for animals]; cloven hooffootfallrecognition (memory) 505.
[means of recognition: tool] diagnostic, divining roddetector.
sign, symbolindex, indice, indicatorpoint, pointerexponent, note, token, symptomdollar sign, dollar mark.
type, figure, emblem, cipher, devicerepresentation etc. 554epigraph, motto, posy.
gesture, gesticulationpantomimewink, glance, leernod, shrug, becktouch, nudgedactylology, dactylonomyfreemasonry, telegraphy, chirology [Med.], byplay, dumb showcuehint etc. 527clue, clew, key, scent.
signal, signal postrocket, blue lightwatch fire, watch towertelegraph, semaphore, flagstaffcresset, fiery crosscalumetheliographguidonheadlight.
[sign (evidence) on physobj of contact with another physobj] mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick.
printimprint, impress, impression.
[symbols accompanying written text to signify modified interpretation] keyboard symbols, printing symbols[Symbols for emphasis], red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold fontjottingnote, annotation, referenceblaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure [Topo.][Special Characters list], quotation marks, "; double quotes, " "; parentheses, "( )"; brackets, "[ ]"; braces, "{ }", curly bracketsarrows, slashesleft parenthesis, "("; right parenthesis, ")"; opening bracket, "["; closing bracket, "]"; left curly brace, "{"; right curly brace, "}"; left arrow, ""; forward slash, "/"; backward slash, "\\"; exclamation point, "!"; commercial at, "@"; pound sign, "#"; percent sign, "%"; carat, "^"; ampersand, "&"; asterisk, "*"; hyphen, "-"; dash, "-", "_"; em dash, "
"; plus sign, "+"; equals sign, "="; question mark, "?"; period, "."; semicolon, ";"; colon, ":"; comma, ","; apostrophe, "'"; single quote, "'"; tilde, "~". [For identification: general] badge, criterioncountercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoilduplicate, tallylabel, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chopdibtotemtessera, card, billwitness, voucherstampcacher [Fr.]trade mark, Hall mark.
[For identification of people, on a document] signature, mark, autograph, autographyattestationhand, hand writing, sign manualcipherseal, sigil [Lat.], signet, hand and seal [Law]paraph, brandsuperscriptionindorsement, endorsement.
[For identification of people, to gain access to restricted (locations or information)] password, watchword, catchwordsecurity card, pass, passkeycredentials etc. (evidence) 467open sesametimbrologymot de passe [Fr.], mot du guet [Fr.]pass-paroleshibboleth.
title, heading, docket.
address card, visiting cardcarte de visite [Fr.].
insigniabanner, banneret, bannerolbandrolflag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflammefigureheadensignpennon, pennant, pendantburgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jackbanderole, old glory [U.S.], quarantine flagvexillumyellow-flag, yellow jacktricolor, stars and stripesbunting.
heraldry, crestcoat of arms, armsarmorial bearings, hatchmentescutcheon, scutcheonshield, supporterslivery, uniformcockade, epaulet, chevrongarland, love knot, favor.
[Of locality] beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercockguidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpostpillars of Hercules, pharosbale-fire, beacon-firel'etoile du Nord [Fr.]landmark, seamarklighthouse, balizepolestar, loadstar, lodestarcynosure, guideaddress, direction, namesign, signboard.
[Of the future] warning etc. 668omen etc. 512prefigurement etc. 511.
[Of the past] trace, record &c., 551.
[Of danger] warning etc. 668, alarm etc. 669.
[of authority]. scepter etc. 747.
[of triumph]. trophy etc. 733.
[of quantity]. gauge etc. 466.
[Of Distance] milestone, milepost.
[Of disgrace], brand, fool's cap.
[For detection], check, telltaletest etc. (experiment) 463mileage ticketmilliary.
notification etc. (information) 527advertisement etc. (publication) 531.
word of command, callbugle call, trumpet callbell, alarum, crybattle cry, rallying cryangelusreveillesacring bell, sanctus bell [Lat.].
exposition etc. (explanation) 522, proof etc. (evidence) 463pattern etc. (prototype) 22.

verb

indicatebe the sign etc. n.. ofdenote, betokenargue, testify etc. (evidence) 467bear the impress etc. n.. ofconnote, connotate.
represent, stand fortypify etc. (prefigure) 511symbolize.
put an indication, put a mark etc. n. — note, mark, stamp, earmarkblazelabel, ticket, docketdot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalkprintimprint, impressengrave, stereotype.
make a sign etc. n.. signalizeunderscoregive a signal, hang out a signalbeckonnodwink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the winkgesticulateraise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the handsaw the air, suit the action to the word" [Hamlet]. wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner etc. n. — wave the hand, wave a kerchiefgive the cue etc. (inform) 527show one's colorsgive an alarm, sound an alarmbeat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry.
sign, seal, attest etc. (evidence) 467underline etc. (give importance to) 642call attention to etc. (attention) 457give notice etc. (inform) 527.

adjective

indicating etc. v., indicative, indicatorydenotative, connotativediacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorialindividual etc. (special) 79.
known by, recognizable byindicated etc. v. — pointed, marked.
[Capable of being denoted] denotableindelible.

adverb

in token ofsymbolically etc. adj. — in dumb show.

phrase

ecce signum [Lat.]ex ungue leonem [Lat.], ex pede Herculem [Lat.]vide ut supravultus ariete fortior [Lat.].

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