Qui renseigne, qui fait connaître.
ETYM Latin indicativus: cf. French indicatif.
1. Having a covert or special meaning; SYN. significative, suggestive.
2. (Grammar) Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements; SYN. declarative.
ETYM Cf. French représentatif.
1. Being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives.
2. Serving to represent or typify.
3. Standing for something else.
Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation.
1. Guide. Indicateur des rues.
2. Signal. Indicateur sonore.
3. Clignotant. Indicateur économique.
ETYM Latin: cf. French indicateur.
A dial or light that displays information about the status of a device, such as a light connected to a disk drive that glows when the disk is being accessed.
In chemistry, a compound that changes its structure and color in response to its environment. The commonest chemical indicators detect changes in pH (for example, litmus), or in the oxidation state of a system (redox indicators).
1. A device for showing the operating condition of some system.
2. A signal for attracting attention.
An indicator can be defined as something that helps us to understand where we are, where we are going and how far we are from the goal.
1. A motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known; signal; a fundamental linguistic unit that designates an object or relation or has a purely syntactic function; one of a set of gestures used to represent language; also; sign language
2. A mark having a conventional meaning and used in place of words or to represent a complex notion
3. One of the 12 divisions of the zodiac
4. A character (as a flat or sharp) used in musical notation; segno; a character indicating a mathematical operation; also; one of two characters + and - that form part of the symbol of a number and characterize it as positive or negative
5. A display (as a lettered board or a configuration of neon tubing) used to identify or advertise a place of business or a product; a posted command, warning, or direction; signboard
6. Something material or external that stands for or signifies something spiritual; something indicating the presence or existence of something else; presage, portent; an objective evidence of plant or animal disease