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   index

   /ˈɪndɛks/

   noun

   • 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: "clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index"
   • ▪ an alphabetical list by title, author, or other category of a collection of books or documents, for example in a library. Similar registerlistlistinginventorydirectoryguidekeycataloguetable of contents
   • ▪ short for Index Librorum Prohibitorum
   • ▪ a set of items each of which specifies one of the records of a file and contains information about its address.
   • 2. a sign or measure of something: "exam results may serve as an index of the teacher's effectiveness" Similar guidecluehintindicationindicatorleadsignsignalmarktokenevidencesymptomimplicationintimationsuggestion
   • ▪ a figure in a system or scale representing the average value of specified prices, shares, or other items as compared with some reference figure: "the hundred-shares index closed down 9.3"
   • ▪ a number giving the magnitude of a physical property or other measured phenomenon in terms of a standard: "the oral hygiene index was calculated as the sum of the debris and calculus indices"
   • 3. an exponent or other superscript or subscript number appended to a quantity.
   • 4. a pointer on an instrument, showing a quantity, a position on a scale, etc. Similar pointerindicatorneedlehandfingermarker
   • ▪ a symbol shaped like a pointing hand, used to draw attention to a note.

   verb

   • 1. record (names, subjects, etc.) in an index: "the list indexes theses under regional headings"
   • ▪ provide an index to: "she offered help in indexing my text book on bookselling"
   • 2. link the value of (prices, wages, or other payments) automatically to the value of a price index: "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: "the pins are retracted and indexed to occupy an adjacent slotted position"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin index, indic- ‘forefinger, informer, sign’, from in- ‘towards’ + a second element related to dicere ‘say’ or dicare ‘make known’; compare with indicate. The original sense ‘index finger’ (with which one points), came to mean ‘pointer’ (late 16th century), and figuratively something that serves to point to a fact or conclusion; hence a list of topics in a book (‘pointing’ to their location).

   Derivatives

   • 1. indexable adjective
   • 2. indexation noun
   • 3. indexer noun
   • 4. indexible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINDEX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INDEX definition: 1. an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › indexIndex Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   index: [noun] a device (such as the pointer on a scale or the gnomon of a sundial) that serves to indicate a value or quantity. something (such as a physical feature or a mode of expression) that leads one to a particular fact or conclusion : indication.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › indexINDEX Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Index definition: (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..

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › indexIndex - definition of index by The Free Dictionary

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   Define index. index synonyms, index pronunciation, index translation, English dictionary definition of index. n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces 1. Something that ...

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionindex noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin index, indic-‘forefinger, informer, sign’, from in-‘towards’ + a second element related to dicere ‘say’ or dicare ‘make known’; compare with indicate. The original sense ‘index finger’ (the finger with which one points), came to mean ‘pointer’ (late 16th cent.), and figuratively something that serves to point to a fact or conclusion; hence a list of topics in a book (“pointing” to their location).

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINDEX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   15 meanings: 1. an alphabetical list of persons, places, subjects, etc, mentioned in the text of a printed work, usually at the.... Click for more definitions.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › indexINDEX | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INDEX definition: 1. an alphabetical list of subjects or names at the end of a book, showing on what page they are…. Learn more.