arrow has definitions from the field of arms
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[ noun ] a mark to indicate a direction or relation

Synonyms

pointer

Used in print

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

The differences between onset age and completion age with_respect_to the corresponding mean age have been brought into juxtaposition by means of a series of arrows .

The `` dot '' on one end of each arrow indicates extent of difference in months between the child 's onset age and the corresponding mean age for the growth center .

The `` tip '' of the arrow represents extent of difference between the child 's completion age and the corresponding mean age for the growth center .

The direction in which the arrow points shows how the maturity level of the growth center was changed at Completion from the level at Onset .

The length of the arrow indicates amount of slowing or acceleration at Completion over that at Onset , and the difference in months can be read roughly by referring the arrow to the age scale along the base of each figure , or more precisely by referring to the original data in the appropriate tables .

Related terms

mark shaft point orient

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[ noun ] (arms) a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
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