deixis
Linguistics term referring to words and phrases that cannot be fully understood without additional contextual information, such as 'here', 'you', or 'now'.
'This' and 'over there' are examples of deictic expressions.
analytical balance; direct reading balance
direct-reading balance; direct-reading scales
From 直 (direct) + 示 (show, indicate), a calque of the linguistic term 'deixis'.