Search Result for "indicant":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. something that serves to indicate or suggest;
- Example: "an indication of foul play"
- Example: "indications of strain"
- Example: "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
[syn: indication, indicant]
2. 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;
[syn: index, index number, indicant, indicator]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Indicant \In"di*cant\, a. [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See Indicate.] Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Indicant \In"di*cant\, n. That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the remedy for a disease. [1913 Webster]
