Dictionary entry

Indication

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In′di‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]

1. Act of pointing out or indicating.

2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.

The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.

3. Discovery made; information. Bentley.

4. Explanation; display. Bacon.

5. (Med.) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.

Syn. — Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence; signal.