definition of
indication

[1] #1 indication n. [indicant] something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease". wn

[2] #2 indication n. [denotation] the act of indicating or pointing out by name. wn

[3] #3 indication n. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics". wn

[4] #4 indication n. something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave". wn

[5] #5 indication n. [reading, meter reading] 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". wn