[in-deks] /ˈɪn dɛks/
noun, plural indexes, indices
[in-duh-seez] /ˈɪn dəˌsiz/ (Show IPA)
(in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
a sequential arrangement of material, especially in alphabetical or numerical order.
something used or serving to point out; a sign, token, or indication:
a true index of his character.
something that directs attention to some fact, condition, etc.; a guiding principle.
a pointer or indicator in a scientific instrument.
a piece of wood, metal, or the like, serving as a pointer or indicator.
Also called fist, hand. Printing. a sign in the shape of a hand with extended index finger, used to point out a particular note, paragraph, etc.
a light, smooth cardboard stock.
a number or formula expressing some property, ratio, etc., of something indicated:
index of growth; index of intelligence.
Horology. a leverlike regulator for a hairspring.
(initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church.
(usually initial capital letter) any list of forbidden or otherwise restricted material deemed morally or politically harmful by authorities:
an Index of disapproved books relating to Communism.
verb (used with object)
to provide with an index, as a book.
to enter in an index, as a name or topic.
to serve to indicate:
warm breezes indexing the approach of spring.
to place (a book) on an official list as politically or morally harmful:
The commissar insisted on indexing the book.
to rotate (work) on a milling machine in order to repeat the milling operation at a new position.
Economics. to adjust (wages, taxes, etc.) automatically according to changes in the cost-of-living level or another economic indicator, especially to offset inflation.
noun (pl) -dexes, -dices (-dɪˌsiːz)
an alphabetical list of persons, places, subjects, etc, mentioned in the text of a printed work, usually at the back, and indicating where in the work they are referred to
See thumb index
(library science) a systematic list of book titles or author’s names, giving cross-references and the location of each book; catalogue
an indication, sign, or token
a pointer, needle, or other indicator, as on an instrument
a numerical scale by means of which variables, such as levels of the cost of living, can be compared with each other or with some base number
a number or ratio indicating a specific characteristic, property, etc: refractive index
Also called fist. a printer’s mark (☛) used to indicate notes, paragraphs, etc
(obsolete) a table of contents or preface
to put an index in (a book)
to enter (a word, item, etc) in an index
to point out; indicate
to move (a machine or a workpiece held in a machine tool) so that one particular operation will be repeated at certain defined intervals
late 14c., “the forefinger,” from Latin index (genitive indicis) “forefinger, pointer, sign, list,” literally “anything which points out,” from indicare “point out” (see indication). Meaning “list of a book’s contents” is first attested 1570s, from Latin phrases such as Index Nominum “Index of Names,” index expurgatorius “specification of passages to be deleted from works otherwise permitted.” Scientific sense (refractive index, etc.) is from 1829; economic sense (cost-of-living index, etc.) is from 1870, from the scientific usage, from sense “an indicator.” The Church sense of “forbidden books” is from index librorum prohibitorum, first published 1564 by authority of Pius IV.
“compile an index,” 1720, from index (n.). Related: Indexed; indexing.
index in·dex (ĭn’děks’)
n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces (-dĭ-sēz’)
An alphabetical list of subjects treated in a book. It usually appears at the end of the book and identifies page numbers on which information about each subject appears.
[in-deks] /ˈɪn dɛks/ noun, plural indexes, indices [in-duh-seez] /ˈɪn dəˌsiz/ (Show IPA) 1. (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter. 2. a […]
- Indexing head
noun 1. a circular plate mounted to rotate on its centre, inscribed with concentric circles, each accurately divided, the dimensions being marked by drilled holes. The plate can be moved round with a workpiece to facilitate the accurate location of holes or other machining operations on the workpiece
noun 1. a service that the contents of a number of publications for use in printed or machine-readable form.
[in-deks-lahy-brawr-uh m proh-hib-i-tawr-uh m, -brohr-uh m proh-hib-i-tohr-, lee-] /ˈɪn dɛks laɪˈbrɔr əm proʊˌhɪb ɪˈtɔr əm, -ˈbroʊr əm proʊˌhɪb ɪˈtoʊr-, li-/ noun, plural Indices Librorum Prohibitorum [in-duh-seez lahy-brawr-uh m proh-hib-i-tawr-uh m, -brohr-uh m proh-hib-i-tohr-, lee-] /ˈɪn dəˌsiz laɪˈbrɔr əm proʊˌhɪb ɪˈtɔr əm, -ˈbroʊr əm proʊˌhɪb ɪˈtoʊr-, li-/ (Show IPA). Roman Catholic Church. 1. a list of […]