1. (

• indication ,
• indicant ,

) something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" ;

2. (

• indication ,
• denotation

) the act of indicating or pointing out by name ;

3. (

• indication ,

) (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" ;

4. (

• indication ,

) something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" ;

5. (

• reading ,
• meter_reading ,
• indication

) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" ;