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in·dex (in′deks′)

noun pl. -·dex′es or -·di·ces′-di sēz′

  1. index finger
  2. a pointer or indicator, as the needle on a dial
  3. a thing that points out; indication; sign; representation performance is an index of ability
    1. an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. together with the page numbers where they appear in the text, usually placed at the end of a book or other publication
    2. thumb index
    3. a list describing the items of a collection and where they may be found; catalog a library index
    4. Index Librorum Prohibitorum
    5. Index Expurgatorius
    6. a periodical that lists books according to subject, with publishing information and summary of contents
    1. the relation or ratio of one amount or dimension to another, or the formula expressing this relation cranial index
    2. a number used to measure change in prices, wages, employment, production, etc.: it shows percentage variation from an arbitrary standard, usually 100, representing the status at some earlier time
  6. Math.
    1. exponent (sense )
    2. a subscript
    3. an integer or symbol placed above and to the left of a radical ,
  7. Printing a sign  calling attention to something; fist

Etymology: L, informer, that which points out < indicare, indicate

transitive verb

    1. to make an index of or for
    2. to include in an index
    3. to supply with a thumb index
  2. to be an index, or sign, of; indicate
  3. to adjust (wages, interest rates, etc.) automatically to changes in the cost of living

index Related Forms
in′·dex′er noun in·dex′i·cal adjective
index Synonyms

index

n.

  1. An indicator

    pointer, token, basis for judgment, formula, ratio, rule, average, average rate, average price, sign, symbol, indication, indicant, guide; see also criterion.

  2. An alphabetic arrangement

    tabular matter, contents, book index, guide to publications, bibliography, bibliographical work, catalog, card file, book list, appendix, end list, directory, dictionary; see also catalog, file 2, list, record 1, table 2.

index Synonyms

index

v.

alphabetize, arrange, tabulate; see classify, file 1, list 1, record 1.

index Finance Definition
A statistical indicator that measures changes in financial markets or the economy. In the case of economic indicators, the Producer Price Index (PPI) is one example of an index. An index also can be a group of stocks representing a particular segment of the market. Well-known indices are the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 Index, the NASDAQ Composite Index, and the Russell 2000 Index.
index Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • microfiche: This is a surname index on microfiche, to marriages and christenings in the 900 or so parishes in Scotland.

Converse of object

  • compile: This task had been made easier from the indexes compiled by Fred Sole.

Adjective modifier

  • alphabetical: There is an alphabetical index on the site to help you around.
  • refractive: This is usually done by coating them in a material of lower refractive index than the fiber.
  • glycaemic: Fabry talked about'slow calories ' which appears to pre-empt glycaemic index by some 20 years!
  • searchable: Features a searchable index of abstracts from the past 25 years.
  • cumulative: Publication will be six times a year, and include a cumulative index issued on an annual basis.
  • int: String getType ( int index ) Look up an attribute's type by index.

Adjective complement

  • 13-oct-2006: The current release has 0 entries and was indexed 13-Oct-2006.

Noun used with modifier

  • mass: Fashion row: Madrid fashion week opens with doctors on hand to check that models register at least 18 on the body mass index.
  • surname: A surname index of the 1881 Census of the Huntingdon Registration District, in which Huntingdon ( St.
  • citation: Scientific papers proliferate but only a few get long listings in the citation indexes.
  • keyword: And the very fact that they access multiple keyword indexes reduces their response time.
  • photography: Back to the photography index Do you have a story about the regional press?
  • array: The Position implementations ( marks ) store the array index and can easily calculate the sequential position from the current gap location.

Preposition: of

  • refraction: Because the index of refraction is greater for the shorter wavelength, violet light is bent the most and red the least as indicated.

Modifies a noun

  • finger: The trigger is squeezed gently with the right index finger.
  • page: The invoices section index page shows a list of all invoices within the system.
  • puppet: Whimsical new sets include Nail Biters, thumb and index finger puppets Sallie and Eddie, Merryonettes and Mutt Puppets colorful dogs.
index Quotes

   The face the index of a feeling mind.

—Crabbe, George

If frequent teabreaks and other manifestations of disguised leisure are regarded as goodsöand economics suggests that they be so regardedötheir inclusion in any index of output per capita might go some way to enhance Britain's comparative performance.

—Mishan, E J

The real index of this country is the smiles of the people, not the economic index.

—Marcos, Imelda Romualdez

Features are an index to the heart.

—Dickens, CharlesJohn Huffam

The world is a great volume, and man the index of that book.

—Donne,John

From my pillow, looking forth by light Of moon or favouring stars, I could behold The antechapel where the statue stood Of Newton with his prism and silent face, The marble index of a mind for ever Voyaging through strange seas of Thought alone. 925

—Wordsworth,William

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

—Connolly, Cyril Vernon