indication

Roget-categorie 550

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.10. Means of communicating ideas
›› 4.10.1. Natural means

#550. Indication

zelfstandig naamwoord

indication — symbolism, symbolization — semiology, semiotics, semeiology^†, semeiotics^† — Zeitgeist.
[means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic — lineament, feature, trait — fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint [for animals]; cloven hoof — footfall — recognition (memory) 505.
[means of recognition: tool] diagnostic, divining rod — detector.
sign, symbol — index, indice^†, indicator — point, pointer — exponent, note, token, symptom — dollar sign, dollar mark.
type, figure, emblem, cipher, device — representation etc. 554 — epigraph, motto, posy.
gesture, gesticulation — pantomime — wink, glance, leer — nod, shrug, beck — touch, nudge — dactylology^†, dactylonomy^† — freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology [Med.], byplay, dumb show — cue — hint etc. 527 — clue, clew, key, scent.
signal, signal post — rocket, blue light — watch fire, watch tower — telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff — cresset^†, fiery cross — calumet — heliograph — guidon — headlight.
[sign (evidence) on physobj of contact with another physobj] mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick.
print — imprint, impress, impression.
[symbols accompanying written text to signify modified interpretation] keyboard symbols, printing symbols — [Symbols for emphasis], red letter, italics, sublineation^†, underlining, bold font — jotting — note, annotation, reference — blaze, cedilla, guillemets^†, hachure [Topo.] — [Special Characters list], quotation marks, "; double quotes, " "; parentheses, "( )"; brackets, "[ ]"; braces, "{ }", curly brackets — arrows, slashes — left parenthesis, "("; right parenthesis, ")"; opening bracket, "["; closing bracket, "]"; left curly brace, "{"; right curly brace, "}"; left arrow, ""; forward slash, "/"; backward slash, "\\"; exclamation point, "!"; commercial at, "@"; pound sign, "#"; percent sign, "%"; carat, "^"; ampersand, "&"; asterisk, "*"; hyphen, "-"; dash, "-", "_"; em dash, "
"; plus sign, "+"; equals sign, "="; question mark, "?"; period, "."; semicolon, ";"; colon, ":"; comma, ","; apostrophe, "'"; single quote, "'"; tilde, "~". [For identification: general] badge, criterion — countercheck^†, countermark^†, countersign, counterfoil — duplicate, tally — label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop — dib^† — totem — tessera^†, card, bill — witness, voucher — stamp — cacher [Fr.] — trade mark, Hall mark.
[For identification of people, on a document] signature, mark, autograph, autography — attestation — hand, hand writing, sign manual — cipher — seal, sigil [Lat.], signet, hand and seal [Law] — paraph^†, brand — superscription — indorsement^†, endorsement.
[For identification of people, to gain access to restricted (locations or information)] password, watchword, catchword — security card, pass, passkey — credentials etc. (evidence) 467 — open sesame — timbrology^† — mot de passe [Fr.], mot du guet [Fr.] — pass-parole — shibboleth.
title, heading, docket.
address card, visiting card — carte de visite [Fr.].
insignia — banner, banneret^†, bannerol^† — bandrol^† — flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum^†, oriflamb^†, oriflamme — figurehead — ensign — pennon, pennant, pendant — burgee^†, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack — banderole, old glory [U.S.], quarantine flag — vexillum^† — yellow-flag, yellow jack — tricolor, stars and stripes — bunting.
heraldry, crest — coat of arms, arms — armorial bearings, hatchment^† — escutcheon, scutcheon — shield, supporters — livery, uniform — cockade, epaulet, chevron — garland, love knot, favor.
[Of locality] beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock — guidepost, handpost^†, fingerpost^†, directing post, signpost — pillars of Hercules, pharos — bale-fire, beacon-fire — l'etoile du Nord [Fr.] — landmark, seamark — lighthouse, balize^† — polestar, loadstar^†, lodestar — cynosure, guide — address, direction, name — sign, signboard.
[Of the future] warning etc. 668 — omen etc. 512 — prefigurement etc. 511.
[Of the past] trace, record &c., 551.
[Of danger] warning etc. 668, alarm etc. 669.
[of authority]. scepter etc. 747.
[of triumph]. trophy etc. 733.
[of quantity]. gauge etc. 466.
[Of Distance] milestone, milepost.
[Of disgrace], brand, fool's cap.
[For detection], check, telltale — test etc. (experiment) 463 — mileage ticket — milliary^†.
notification etc. (information) 527 — advertisement etc. (publication) 531.
word of command, call — bugle call, trumpet call — bell, alarum, cry — battle cry, rallying cry — angelus^† — reveille — sacring bell^†, sanctus bell [Lat.].
exposition etc. (explanation) 522, proof etc. (evidence) 463 — pattern etc. (prototype) 22.

werkwoord

indicate — be the sign etc. n.. of — denote, betoken — argue, testify etc. (evidence) 467 — bear the impress etc. n.. of — connote, connotate^†.
represent, stand for — typify etc. (prefigure) 511 — symbolize.
put an indication, put a mark etc. n. — note, mark, stamp, earmark — blaze — label, ticket, docket — dot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalk — print — imprint, impress — engrave, stereotype.
make a sign etc. n.. signalize — underscore — give a signal, hang out a signal — beckon — nod — wink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the wink — gesticulate — raise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the hand — saw the air, suit the action to the word" [Hamlet]. wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner etc. n. — wave the hand, wave a kerchief — give the cue etc. (inform) 527 — show one's colors — give an alarm, sound an alarm — beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry.
sign, seal, attest etc. (evidence) 467 — underline etc. (give importance to) 642 — call attention to etc. (attention) 457 — give notice etc. (inform) 527.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

indicating etc. v., indicative, indicatory — denotative, connotative — diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic^†, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial — individual etc. (special) 79.
known by, recognizable by — indicated etc. v. — pointed, marked.
[Capable of being denoted] denotable^† — indelible.

bijwoord

in token of — symbolically etc. adj. — in dumb show.

uitdrukking

ecce signum [Lat.] — ex ungue leonem [Lat.], ex pede Herculem [Lat.] — vide ut supra — vultus ariete fortior [Lat.].

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