to-from indicator

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• To-From indicator — An indicator used in aerial navigation with the VOR (very high frequency omnidirectional radio range) system. The To From indicator shows the pilot if the aircraft is flying toward or away from the station it is flying at in the heading shown on… …   Aviation dictionary

• Indicator — In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indicator card — Indicator In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indicator diagram — Indicator In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indicator telegraph — Indicator In di*ca tor ([i^]n d[i^]*k[=a] t[ e]r), n. [L.: cf. F. indicateur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• indicator — (n.) 1660s, from L.L. indicator, agent noun from indicare (see INDICATION (Cf. indication)). As a finger muscle, from 1690s …   Etymology dictionary

• Indicator organism — Indicator organisms are used to measure potential fecal contamination of environmental samples. The presence of coliform bacteria, such as E. coli , in surface water is a common indicator of fecal contamination. Coliform bacteria in water samples …   Wikipedia

• Indicator species — An indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example, a species may delineate an ecoregion or indicate an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species… …   Wikipedia

• Indicator (genus) — Taxobox name = Indicator regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Piciformes familia = Indicatoridae genus = Indicator genus authority = Stephens, 1815 subdivision ranks = species subdivision = see text Indicator is a genus of… …   Wikipedia

• Indicator telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indicator net — Constructed using light steel nets, indicator nets were often anchored at various depths to the sea bed around Allied naval bases during World War II. They were intended to entangle U boat traffic of the enemy, even though the submarines often… …   Wikipedia