wskaźnik

Polish

Etymology

From wskazać +‎ -nik. First attested in 1832.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfskaʑ.ɲik/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʑɲik
  • Syllabification: wskaź‧nik

Noun

wskaźnik m inan (related adjective wskaźnikowy)

  1. indicator (object that shows things on a map, drawing, etc.)
    1. (programming) pointer (icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse)
  2. (mathematics, statistics) coefficient (number expressing the mutual ratio of several values)
    Synonym: współczynnik
  3. (literary, figurative, by extension) indicator (that which is indicative of something)
    Synonym: barometr
  4. indicator; gauge (measuring instrument that provides information about the quantitative state of something)
  5. (chemistry) indicator (any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction)
    Synonym: znacznik
  6. (sciences) indicator (specific chemical or physical property of a substance or material)
  7. (economics) index, indicator (measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends)
  8. (obsolete) indicator (pointer finger)
    Synonym: palec wskazujący

Declension

Declension of wskaźnik
singular plural
nominative wskaźnik wskaźniki
genitive wskaźnika wskaźników
dative wskaźnikowi wskaźnikom
accusative wskaźnik wskaźniki
instrumental wskaźnikiem wskaźnikami
locative wskaźniku wskaźnikach
vocative wskaźniku wskaźniki

References

  1. ^ Franciszek Ząbkowski (1832) Teorya sztuki drukarskiéj zastosowana do praktyki‎[1] (in Polish), Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, page 68

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