gesture vs indicant

gesture and indicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gesture	Yes	No	Yes	No
indicant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indicant is a hypernym of gesture; that is, indicant is a word with a broader meaning than gesture:

Other hypernyms of gesture include indication.

gesture (noun)	indicant (noun)
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling	a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
something done as an indication of intention	something that serves to indicate or suggest
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

gesture (verb)	indicant (verb)
show, express or direct through movement