Crossword clues for indexes
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Index \In"dex\, n.; pl. E. Indexes, L. Indices(?). [L.: cf. F. index. See Indicate, Diction.]
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That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment rate is an index of how much the economy has slowed.
Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants.
--Arbuthnot. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger or other form of pointer on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In (printing), a sign [[hand]] (called also fist) used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book, usually giving the page on which a particular word or topic may be found; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume. Typically found only in non-fiction books.
A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.]
--Shak.(Anat.) The second finger, that next to the pollex (thumb), in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
(Math.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is always indices.]
The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.
A number providing a measure of some quantity derived by a formula, usually a form of averaging, from multiple quantities; -- used mostly in economics; as, the index of leading indicators; the index of industrial production; the consumer price index. See, for example, the consumer price index.
(computers) A file containing a table with the addresses of data items, arranged for rapid and convenient search for the addresses.
(computers) A number which serves as a label for a data item and also represents the address of a data item within a table or array.
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(R. C. Ch.), The Index prohibitorius, a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the church to be read; also called Index of forbidden books and Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment.
Index expurgatorius. [L.] See Index prohibitorius (below).
Index finger. See Index, 5.
Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc.
Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; a hand that points to something.
Index of a logarithm (Math.), the integral part of the logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. It is also called the characteristic.
Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of refraction.
Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc.
Index prohibitorius [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C. Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the church to be read; the index expurgatorius [L.], or expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are published with additions, from time to time, by the Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals, theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope.
--Hook.Index rerum [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
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Usage examples of "indexes".
He found two card indexes, a half-dozen school copybooks, some used, a small cassette-recorder you could shove in your pocket.
He had seen many indexes, but most of them were small freestanding computers with wireless access to a major library.
He handed the two card indexes to Hoey who promptly stuffed one in each pocket.
Sifting through them, I saw FIs, evidence indexes, questioning reports, tip lists and a complete autopsy protocol--all with "E.
The bed was covered with cardboard boxes--an entire detective's case file, with carbons of miscellaneous memos, tip lists, evidence indexes, FIs and questioning reports all cross-filed alphabetically.
The stuff about the wireless is scattered all over the place, and half the books don't have indexes, so I don't know if this is all of them, but the ones I have are.
The only reference in any of the indexes was to the fires in the boilers and the stokers working to put them out before the water reached them and caused an explosion.
He checked their indexes for the entry "elevator," not really expecting to find it, and he didn't.
The well-dressed man was finished distracting them, which meant their indexes had been passed.
I can't trace an unbroken line-companies have gone out of business, trademarks on some parts of it are held under what seem to be invented names-not in any indexes I can find anywhere.
I can't trace an unbroken lineâcompanies have gone out of business, trademarks on some parts of it are held under what seem to be invented namesânot in any indexes I can find anywhere.
I can't trace an unbroken line—companies have gone out of business, trademarks on some parts of it are held under what seem to be invented names—not in any indexes I can find anywhere.