transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-də-ˌkā-tər ]
noun
Date: 1666
1. : one that indicates: as
a. : an index hand (as on a dial) : pointer
b.
(1) : gauge 2b, dial 4a
(2) : an instrument for automatically making a diagram that indicates the pressure in and volume of the working fluid of an engine throughout the cycle
2.
a. : a substance (as litmus) used to show visually (as by change of color) the condition of a solution with respect to the presence of a particular material (as a free acid or alkali)
b. : tracer 4b
3. : an organism or ecological community so strictly associated with particular environmental conditions that its presence is indicative of the existence of these conditions
4. : any of a group of statistical values (as level of employment) that taken together give an indication of the health of the economy
• in·dic·a·to·ry in-ˈdi-kə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective