Indicator
(n.) One who, or that which, shows or points out |
Indicator
(n.) A pressure gauge |
Indicator
(n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below). |
Indicator
(n.) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc. |
Indicator
(n.) The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer. |
Indicator
(n.) Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey. |
Indicator
(n.) That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis. |
Tread
(v. i.) To set the foot |
Tread
(v. i.) To walk or go |
Tread
(v. i.) To copulate |
Tread
(v. t.) To step or walk on. |
Tread
(v. t.) To beat or press with the feet |
Tread
(v. t.) To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like. |
Tread
(v. t.) To crush under the foot |
Tread
(v. t.) To copulate with |
Tread
(n.) A step or stepping |
Tread
(n.) Manner or style of stepping |
Tread
(n.) Way |
Tread
(n.) The act of copulation in birds. |
Tread
(n.) The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed. |
Tread
(n.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet. |
Tread
(n.) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail. |
Tread
(n.) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear. |
Tread
(n.) The chalaza of a bird's egg |
Tread
(n.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3. |
Tread-softly
(n.) Spurge nettle. See under Nettle. |
Wear
(n.) Same as Weir. |
Wear
(v. t.) To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side |
Wear
(v. t.) To carry or bear upon the person |
Wear
(v. t.) To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or manner |
Wear
(v. t.) To use up by carrying or having upon one's self |
Wear
(v. t.) To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like |
Wear
(v. t.) To cause or make by friction or wasting |
Wear
(v. t.) To form or shape by, or as by, attrition. |
Wear
(v. i.) To endure or suffer use |
Wear
(v. i.) To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used |
Wear
(n.) The act of wearing, or the state of being worn |
Wear
(n.) The thing worn |
Wear
(n.) A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like. |
Wear
(n.) A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. |
Wear
(n.) A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water. |
pace
stride
tread | a step in walking or running |
wear
wearing | the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment, she bought it for everyday wear |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
clothing
article of clothing
vesture
wear
wearable
habiliment | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
handwear
hand wear | clothing for the hands |
| indicator | a device for showing the operating condition of some system |
| leisure wear | informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing |
pilot light
pilot lamp
indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
| ready-to-wear | ready-made clothing, she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked |
speedometer
speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
sportswear
athletic wear
activewear | attire worn for sport or for casual wear |
track caterpillar track
caterpillar tread | an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground |
| tread | structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step |
| tread | the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground |
| tread | the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire |
treadmill
treadwheel
tread-wheel | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps |
| wash-and-wear | a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing |
theory of indicators
Ostwald's theory of indicators | (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation |
index index number
indicant
indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
| leading indicator | one of indicators for different sections of the economy, used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future |
| indicator | a signal for attracting attention |
blinker
turn signal
turn indicator
trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
spurge nettle
tread-softly
devil nettle
pica-pica
Cnidoscolus urens
Jatropha urens
Jatropha stimulosus | a stinging herb of tropical America |
depreciation
wear and tear | decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use |
| wear | impairment resulting from long use, the tires showed uneven wear |
| absorption indicator | an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation |
| acid-base indicator | an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions |
| indicator | (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance, can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction |
| oxidationeduction indicator | an indicator that shows a reversible color change between oxidized and reduced forms |
| wear | have or show an appearance of, wear one's hair in a certain way |
| wear bear | have on one's person, He wore a red ribbon, bear a scar |
wear put on
get into
don
assume | put clothing on one's body, What should I wear today?, He put on his best suit for the wedding, The princess donned a long blue dress, The queen assumed the stately robes, He got into his jeans |
wear
have on | be dressed in, She was wearing yellow that day |
c tire wear upon
tire out
wear weary
jade wear out
outwear
wear down
fag out
fag
fatigue
c | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress, We wore ourselves out on this hike |
erode gnaw
gnaw at
eat at
wear away | become ground down or deteriorate, Her confidence eroded |
| wear on | pass slowly (of time), The day wore on |
wear
wear off
wear out
wear down
wear thin | deteriorate through use or stress, The constant friction wore out the cloth |
| tread | brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center |
wear away
wear off | diminish, as by friction, Erosion wore away the surface |
break
wear
wear out
bust
fall apart | go to pieces, The lawn mower finally broke, The gears wore out, The old chair finally fell apart completely |
| tread | mate with, male birds tread the females |
whittle away
whittle down
wear away | cut away in small pieces |
| tread | crush as if by treading on, tread grapes to make wine |
tramp down
trample tread down | walk on and flatten, tramp down the grass, trample the flowers |
tread
trample | tread or stomp heavily or roughly, The soldiers trampled across the fields |
tack
wear round | turn into the wind, The sailors decided to tack the boat, The boat tacked |
| wear ship | turn away from the wind, The sailors decided it was time to wear ship |
| step tread | put down or press the foot, place the foot, For fools rush in where angels fear to tread, step on the brake |
step on
tread on | place or press the foot on, He stepped on the hem of her long gown |