(~s, denoting, ~d)
1.
If one thing ~s another, it is a sign or indication of it. (FORMAL)
Red eyes ~ strain and fatigue...
There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
= indicate
VERB: V n, V that
2.
What a symbol ~s is what it represents. (FORMAL)
In figure 24 ‘D’ ~s quantity demanded and ‘S’ ~s quantity supplied.
= represent
VERB: V n