indicador

Definitions of indicador
  1. noun
    some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
    synonyms: registro, señal
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    punto de libro
    a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
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    artefacto
    a man-made object taken as a whole
  2. noun
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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    anemómetro
    a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
    cala, varilla, varilla del aceite
    a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
    manómetro
    gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
    pluviómetro
    gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
    manómetro
    a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
    esfigmomanómetro, esfigmómetro
    a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
    type of:
    instrumento de medición, instrumento de medida
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  3. noun
    (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes
    synonyms: trazador
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    radioisótopo
    a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
  4. noun
    a mark to indicate a direction or relation
    synonyms: flecha
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    grafema, signo
    a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
  5. noun
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    synonyms: cadencia, compás, ritmo
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    escansión, medida
    analysis of verse into metrical patterns
    dáctilo
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
    yambo
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
    anapesto
    a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
    troqueo
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
    espondeo
    a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
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    prosodia
    (prosody) a system of versification
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