Word: Indices
How to pronounce: ˈɪndeks
Noun
Definitions:
1. (in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.
Example sentences: "Clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index"
2. A sign or measure of something.
Example sentences: "Exam results may serve as an index of the teacher's effectiveness"
3. An exponent or other superscript or subscript number appended to a quantity.
Example sentences: "The thesis contains a proof of the fact that for any closed manifold the sum of the indices of a generic vector field is a topological invariant, namely the Euler characteristic."
4. A pointer on an instrument, showing a quantity, a position on a scale, etc.
Verb
Definitions:
1. Record (names, subjects, etc.) in an index.
Example sentences: "The list indexes theses under regional headings"
2. Link the value of (prices, wages, or other payments) automatically to the value of a price index.
Example sentences: "The Supreme Soviet passed legislation indexing wages to prices"
3. (of a machine or part of one) move from one predetermined position to another in order to carry out a sequence of operations.
Example sentences: "The pins are retracted and indexed to occupy an adjacent slotted position"
Synonyms:
indicator
pointer
forefinger
exponent
record
needle
alphabetical index
postal code
catalog
catalogue
Derivations:
indexed
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Indices in Other Languages...
Spanish: Indice
German: Index
French: Index
Italian: Indice
Turkish: Dizin
