indicators
USIN-di-kay-turz/ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tɚz/UKIN-di-kay-tuhz/ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)z/
- 1Plural of indicator.
Economists track a range of indicators to gauge the health of the economy.
The chemistry lab keeps several pH indicators on the supply shelf.
Note
A regular plural, formed with -s, that turns up most often where indicators work as a set. Economists read several measures together, such as the unemployment rate, to predict trends, and chemists keep a shelf of substances like litmus. In ecology the plural names plants or animals whose presence signals a particular environment. On a control panel, it covers both the gauges and the needles on them.
indicators is a form of indicator
indicator, noun: A pointer or index that shows the state or existence of something. Full entry
- Forms
- indicatorindicators plural
- Spelling
- indicator → indicators: add -s
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