Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prognostic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F.
pronostic, prognostic. See {Prognostic}, a.]
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.
That choice would inevitably be considered by the
country as a prognostic of the highest import.
--Macaulay.
2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and
termination of a disease. --Parr.
Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, v. t.
To prognosticate. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prognostic
adj : of or relating to prediction; having value for making
predictions [syn: {predictive}, {prognosticative}]
n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {presage}]
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