3. (Mach.)
Defn: To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
Syn. — To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display.
INDICATED
In"di*ca`ted, a.
Defn: Shown; denoted; registered; measured. Indicated power. See
Indicated horse power, under Horse power.
INDICATION
In`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]
1. Act of pointing out or indicating.
2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.
3. Discovery made; information. Bentley.
4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] Bacon.