indication vs gesture

gesture vs indication

indication and gesture both are nouns.

indication is not a verb while gesture is a verb.

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

As nouns, gesture is a hyponym of indication; that is, gesture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indication:

indication: something that serves to indicate or suggest
gesture: something done as an indication of intention

Other hyponyms of indication include evidence, shadow, tincture, trace, vestige, symptom, signalisation, signalization, pointing out, manifestation, mark, print, glimpse, forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessor, clue, hint, smoke.

indication (noun)	gesture (noun)
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument	motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
something that serves to indicate or suggest	something done as an indication of intention
the act of indicating or pointing out by name	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

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

Difference between indication and gesture

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