prog·nos·tic

prog·nos·tic
/prɑgˈnɑːstık/ adj, always used before a noun
formal : relating to or used for making a judgment about what is going to happen in the future

prognostic information/factors/signs

a prognostic weather chart


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  • prog|nos|tic — «prog NOS tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. indicating something in the future. –n. 1. an indication; sign. 2. a forecast; prediction: »Philosophers…awaited in anxious impatience the fulfilment of their prognostics (Washington Irving). ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • NOS — NOS; nos·er; nos·i·ly; nos·i·ness; nos·ing; nos·ism; nos·o·co·mi·al; nos·o·graph·ic; nos·o·log·ic; nos·o·psyl·lus; nos·tal·gia; nos·tal·gy; nos·toc; nos·to·ca·ce·ae; nos·to·ca·les; nos·tra·da·mus; nos·tril; nos·triled; nos·tril·i·ty; nos·trum;… …   English syllables

  • prog — prog·a·mous; prog·e·ny; prog·nath·ic; prog·na·thism; prog·na·thous; prog·ne; prog·no·sis; prog·nos·ti·ca·ble; prog·nos·ti·cal; prog·nos·ti·cate; prog·nos·ti·ca·tion; prog·nos·ti·ca·tive; prog·nos·ti·ca·tor; prog·ress·ism; prog·ress·ist;… …   English syllables

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • prognostic — prog·nos·tic …   English syllables

  • prognostic — prog•nos•tic [[t]prɒgˈnɒs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) med of or pertaining to prognosis 2) predictive of something in the future 3) a forecast or prediction 4) an omen or portent; sign • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME pronostik < ML prognōsticus < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

  • prognostic — prog|nos|tic [ prag nastık ] adjective MEDICAL relating to prognosis …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prognostic — 1. Relating to prognosis. 2. A symptom upon which a prognosis is based, or one indicative of the likely outcome. [G. prognostikos] * * * prog·nos·tic präg näs tik adj of, relating to, or serving as ground for a prognosis <a prognostic sign> …   Medical dictionary

  • Prognostic — Prog*nos tic, a. [Gr. ?. See {Prognosis}.] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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