Synonyms: reading, meter reading, indication
Definition: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
Usage: he could not believe the meter reading; the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
Similar words: data point, datum
Definition: an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
Synonyms: indication
Definition: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
Usage: there were indications that it was time to leave
Similar words: advice
Definition: a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Synonyms: indicant, indication
Definition: something that serves to indicate or suggest
Usage: an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
Similar words: communication
Definition: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
Synonyms: indication
Definition: (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
Usage: the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics
Similar words: reason
Definition: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
Usage: there is reason to believe he is lying
Synonyms: indication, denotation
Definition: the act of indicating or pointing out by name
Similar words: naming
Definition: the verbal act of naming
Usage: the part he failed was the naming of state capitals