Meaning & Definition of Indication in English

1. Something that serves to indicate or suggest

• "An indication of foul play"

• "Indications of strain"

• "Symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

2. The act of indicating or pointing out by name

3. (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. Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

• "There were indications that it was time to leave"

5. 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"