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Shown; denoted; registered; measured. Indicated power. See Indicated horse power, under Horse power.

Act of pointing out or indicating.

Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.

In an indicative manner; in a way to show or signify.

One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.

Serving to show or make known; showing; indicative; signifying; implying.

A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the tangent plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curv…

A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts. Wharton (Law Dict. ).

Index; indication. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

See Index.

Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances. Burrill.

Unspeakable. [Obs.]

A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.

To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite. [Obs.]

Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.

A person indicted.

One who indicts.

Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment. [Obs.] "Indiction of a war." Bacon. Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops. Jer. Taylor.

Proclaimed; declared; public. Kennet.

The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.