prognostic

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: omenportentpresageprognosticationprodigypredictiveprognosticative

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a sign of something about to happen“he looked for an omen before going into battle”Synonyms: omenportentpresageprognosticationprodigy

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictionsSynonyms: predictiveprognosticative
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. prognwstiko`n. See Prognosis.] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs. [1913 Webster]
Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F. pronostic, prognostic. See Prognostic, a.] [1913 Webster]

1.That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction. [1913 Webster]

That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.(Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. --Parr. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication. [1913 Webster]

Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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