indicator

NOUN /ɪndə,keɪtər/

9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I

indicator is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

I1N1D2I1C3A1T1O1R1

1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36

MEANING

What does indicator mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES

1

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.

SYNONYMS

INDEX INDEX NUMBER INDICANT

BROADER

NARROWER

BUSINESS INDEX STOCK MARKET INDEX STOCK INDEX PRICE INDEX SHORT ACCOUNT PRICE LEVEL LEADING INDICATOR BODY MASS INDEX

2

A device for showing the operating condition of some system.

BROADER

NARROWER

TIDEMARK TEST PAPER ANNUNCIATOR PILOT LIGHT CURSOR DIAL FUEL GAUGE FUEL INDICATOR

3

A signal for attracting attention.

BROADER

SIGNALING SIGN SIGNAL

NARROWER

REFERENCE POINT REFERENCE POINT OF REFERENCE

RELATED

4

(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction.

BROADER

COLOUR COLOR COLORING MATERIAL COLOURING MATERIAL

NARROWER

ALPHA-NAPHTHOL TEST MOLISCH REACTION MOLISCH'S TEST MOLISCH TEST ACID-BASE INDICATOR ABSORPTION INDICATOR OXIDATION-REDUCTION INDICATOR

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of indicator

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