indicatore

Definitions of indicatore
  1. noun
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
    synonyms: calibro, misuratore
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    anemometro
    a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
    pluviometro
    gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
    manometro
    a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas
    sfigmomanometro
    a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure
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    strumento di misura
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  2. noun
    a device for showing the operating condition of some system
    synonyms: lampeggiatore
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    cursore
    (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
    gnomone
    indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial
    livella
    indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
    scala, squama
    an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
    carretto, lancetta, sfera
    a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
    ago, indice, lancetta
    a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
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    strumento
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  3. noun
    a signal for attracting attention
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    benservito, referenza
    an indicator that orients you generally
    caposaldo
    a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
    bersaglio, segno
    a reference point to shoot at
    boa, gavitello
    bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
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    segnalazione
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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