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scent
English
Alternative forms
- sent (obsolete)
Etymology
From c.1400, borrowed from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceive, smell”), from Old French sentire "to feel, perceive, sense", from Latin sent?re, present active infinitive of senti?. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”), and thus related to Dutch zin (“sense, meaning”), German Sinn (“sense”), Low German Sinn (“sense”), Luxembourgish Sënn (“sense, perception”), Saterland Frisian Sin (“sense”), West Frisian sin (“sense”). The -c- appeared in the 17th century, possibly by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?nt, IPA(key): /s?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
- Homophones: cent, sent
Noun
scent (countable and uncountable, plural scents)
- A distinctive odour or smell.
- An odour left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
- The sense of smell.
- A perfume.
- (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
- (obsolete) Sense, perception.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene:
- A fit false dream, that can delude the sleeper's sent.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene:
Usage notes
- Almost always applied to agreeable odors (fragrances).
Synonyms
Derived terms
- scented
- scentless
Translations
Verb
scent (third-person singular simple present scents, present participle scenting, simple past and past participle scented)
- (transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
- (transitive, figuratively) To have a suspicion of.
- (transitive) To impart an odour to.
- (intransitive, archaic) To have a smell.
- Thunderbolts […] do sent strongly of brimstone.
- To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
Translations
Anagrams
- cents
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indicator
English
Etymology
From Late Latin indic?tor (“one who points out”), from Latin indic? (“point out”); see indicate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??n.d?.?ke?.t?(?)/
Noun
indicator (plural indicators)
- 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.
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
- Synonyms: (informal) blinker, directional, directional signal, direction indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, (chiefly US) turn signal
- A bird, the honeyguide.
Derived terms
- economic indicator
- key performance indicator
- route indicator
Related terms
- index
- indicate
- indication
- indicative
Translations
Further reading
- indicator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- indicator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- anidrotic, cardiotin
Latin
Etymology
From indic? (“point out, indicate, show”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dic? (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.di?ka?.tor/, [?n?d???kä?t??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.di?ka.tor/, [in?d?i?k??t??r]
Noun
indic?tor m (genitive indic?t?ris); third declension
- (Late Latin) Someone who points out.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
Descendants
Verb
indic?tor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of indic?
- third-person singular future passive imperative of indic?
References
- indicator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- indicator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- indicator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Romanian
Etymology
From French indicateur.
Noun
indicator n (plural indicatori)
- indicator
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /indika?to?/, [?n?.d?i.ka?t?o?]
Noun
indicator m (plural indicatores)
- honeyguide
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