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indicator

/in-di-key-ter/US // ˈɪn dɪˌkeɪ tər //UK // (ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtə) //

指标,指示器,指示剂,指示符

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that indicates, signals, or points out.
    • : a pointing or directing mechanism, as a pointer on the dial of an instrument to show pressure, temperature, speed, volume, etc., or a moveable icon in the graphical user interface of a computer or other device: The fuel indicator was pointing to empty.Move the indicator to the edge of the browser and drag to resize the window.
    • : an instrument that indicates the condition of a machine or the like.
    • : an instrument for measuring and recording variations of pressure in the cylinder of an engine.
    • : Chemistry. a substance, as litmus, that indicates the presence or concentration of a certain constituent.a substance often used in a titration to indicate the point at which the reaction is complete.
    • : Ecology. a plant, animal, or species that indicates, by its presence in a given area, the existence of certain environmental conditions.

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Examples

  • A person’s biological age is a way of assessing how rapidly a person is aging based on a number of indicators.

  • Asia is a good indicator, it’s coming out a bit faster than Europe, those trends are stimulating the market.

  • The proposed legislation would extend the weekly $600 unemployment benefits for those who qualify “for the duration of the recession by tying continued enhanced unemployment insurance to the health crisis and economic indicators.”

  • Without those indicators of myocarditis, it’s hard to say if the heart had this condition, she says.

  • This includes adding any new individual race polling, changes in the national environment and special election environment variables, quarterly and 48-hour FEC reports, new economic indicators, primary election outcomes and candidate status changes.

  • But those few protestors were an indicator of how much has changed since the Cuban Revolution of 1959.

  • In a country with a constitution that values secularism, religion is still the prime indicator of morality and goodness.

  • The forums and message boards all cite “waking up to loose strands on your pillow” as a real indicator of significant hair loss.

  • And if the reaction from community leaders around the country is any indicator, others are proud as well.

  • Dawkins is an adept cultural fire-conductor; the title of his bestselling book The God Delusion gives a clear indicator why.

  • On the way we were greatly excited to see the bladder of an indicator net smoking.

  • To this general swell pedal (and its corresponding indicator key) any or all of the other swell pedals may be coupled at will.

  • By means of this visible indicator key the organist is always aware of the position of the swell shutters.

  • As the organist closes his pedal, the indicator key again moves upward into its normal position.

  • The “hour glass” was another form of time indicator, which was capable of uniform, though extremely limited, action.