rādītājs

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See also: radītājs

Latvian

Pulksteņa rādītāji (1)
Ātruma rādītājs (2)
Ceļa rādītājs (3)

Etymology

From rādīt (to show) +‎ -ājs (-er).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rādītājs m (1st declension)

  1. part of a measuring instrument that moves to show the result; indicator, pointer
    pulksteņa rādītājihands of a clock
    sekunžu, minūšu rādītājsseconds, minutes indicator
    ampērmetra, hronometra rādītājsammeter, stopwatch indicator
  2. the measuring instrument itself
    temperatūras rādītājstemperature indicator
    ātruma rādītājs (= spidometrs)speedometer
  3. something that points, indicates, or orients
    ceļa rādītājs, ceļarādītājsroad sign
    grāmatas satura rādītājsbook index, table of contents (lit. book content indicator)
    bibliogrāfisks rādītājsbibliographic index
  4. data, results that are typical of (and thus indicate) a certain state, process, or situation
    skaitliski ekonomiskie rādītājiquantitative economic indicators
    ķīmiskā reakcija var būt vielas sastāvā rādītājschemical reactions can be an indicator of a substance's composition

Declension

Synonyms

  • (of "arrow, hands"): bulta

Derived terms