Indices Meaning and Definition

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