ALL meanings of index
in·dex
I i - noun index contents list of book 1
- noun index ordered list 1
- noun index comparative scale 1
- noun index forefinger 1
- noun index data, computers 1
- noun index formula, number 1
- noun index list of censored items 1
- noun index exponent 1
- noun index typographic symbol: pointing hand 1
- abbreviation INDEX indicator 1
- transitive verb index list contents of 1
- transitive verb index put an index in 1
- abbreviation INDEX indicate 1
- noun plural index (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. 1
- noun plural index a sequential arrangement of material, especially in alphabetical or numerical order. 1
- noun plural index something used or serving to point out; a sign, token, or indication: a true index of his character. 1
- noun plural index something that directs attention to some fact, condition, etc.; a guiding principle. 1
- noun plural index a pointer or indicator in a scientific instrument. 1
- noun plural index a piece of wood, metal, or the like, serving as a pointer or indicator. 1
- noun plural index Computers. a value that identifies and is used to locate a particular element within a data array or table. a reference table that contains the keys or references needed to address data items. 1
- noun plural index 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. 1
- noun plural index a light, smooth cardboard stock. 1
- noun plural index the forefinger. 1
- noun plural index a number or formula expressing some property, ratio, etc., of something indicated: index of growth; index of intelligence. 1
- noun plural index Statistics. index number. 1
- noun plural index Economics. price index. 1
- noun plural index Algebra. an exponent. the integer n in a radical defining the n- th root: ∛ is a radical having index three. a subscript or superscript indicating the position of an object in a series of similar objects, as the subscripts 1, 2, and 3 in the series x 1 , x 2 , x 3 . winding number. 1
- noun plural index Horology. a leverlike regulator for a hairspring. 1
- noun plural index (initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. Index Librorum Prohibitorum. Index Expurgatorius. 1
- noun plural index (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. 1
- noun plural index Optics. index of refraction. 1
- noun plural index Obsolete. a table of contents. a preface or prologue. 1
- verb with object index to provide with an index, as a book. 1
- verb with object index to enter in an index, as a name or topic. 1
- verb with object index to serve to indicate: warm breezes indexing the approach of spring. 1
- verb with object index to place (a book) on an official list as politically or morally harmful: The commissar insisted on indexing the book. 1
- verb with object index to rotate (work) on a milling machine in order to repeat the milling operation at a new position. 1
- verb with object index Economics. to adjust (wages, taxes, etc.) automatically according to changes in the cost-of-living level or another economic indicator, especially to offset inflation. 1
- noun Technical meaning of index (Plural "indices" or "indexes") 1. (programming) A number used to select an element of a list, vector, array or other sequence. Such indices are nearly always non-negative integers but see associative array. 2. (database) See inverted index. [Other kinds?] 3. (web) A search engine. 4. (web) A subject index. 1
- noun index An alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places where they occur, typically found at the end of a book. 1
- countable noun index An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted. 0
- noun index An alphabetical listing of items and their location. 0
- countable noun index An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to. 0
- noun index The index finger; the forefinger. 0
- verb index If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it. 0
- noun index A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc. 0
- verb index If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases. 0
- noun index (printing) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph. 0
- countable noun index If one thing is an index of another, it indicates what the other thing will be like. 0
- noun index That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses. 0