Indicator vs Blinker - What's the difference?
indicator | blinker | Synonyms |
A pointer or index that indicates something.
A meter or gauge.
The needle or dial on such a meter.
(chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
(ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
(economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
(UK, Australia) A trafficator.
A bird, the honeyguide.
Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile.
Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
(rare) The eyelid.
(cellular automata) In , an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
To put blinkers on.
Blinker is a synonym of indicator.
As nouns the difference between indicator and blinker
is that indicator is a pointer or index that indicates something while blinker is anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile.As a verb blinker is
to put blinkers on.indicator
English
(wikipedia indicator)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* blinker (informal), directional, directional signal, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal (US)Derived terms
* economic indicator * key performance indicatorExternal links
* * ----blinker
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Matthew Green)
Synonyms
*(turn signal of an automobile) directional, directional signal, indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal *(eye shield for a horse) blinder * winkersVerb
- The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before getting into heavily trafficked area.