Index

  • 51index — in•dex [[t]ˈɪn dɛks[/t]] n. pl. dex•es, di•ces [[t] dəˌsiz[/t]] v. 1) (in a printed work) an alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed 2) a sequential… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 52index — in|dex1 W3 [ˈındeks] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: first finger, guide , from indicare; INDICATE] 1.) plural indexes an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc at the back of a book, with the numbers of the pages where they can be found 2 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 53index — A quantitative social, economic, or political measure, often a weighted combination of a number of selected individual indicators for the domain of interest. One example is the Federal Bureau of Investigation s uniform crime index for the USA.… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 54index*/*/ — [ˈɪndeks] (plural indexes indices [ˈɪndɪsiːz] ) noun [C] I 1) an alphabetical list of subjects or names at the back of a book that shows on which page they are mentioned Look up the term you want in the index.[/ex] 2) business a number that shows …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 55Index UV — L index UV (à ne pas confondre avec l indice UV) est le terme international qui exprime l’intensité du rayonnement ultraviolet. Sommaire 1 Fonctions 2 Variations 2.1 Période de l année 2.2 …

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  • 56index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r …

    Medical dictionary

  • 57index — /ˈɪndɛks / (say indeks) noun (plural indexes or indices /ˈɪndəsiz/ (say induhseez)) 1. a detailed alphabetical key to names, places, and topics in a book with reference to their page number, etc., in the book. 2. something used or serving to… …

  • 58index — 1. noun /ˈɪndɛks/ a) An alphabetical listing of items and their location; for example, the index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found. His sons empty guffaws ... struck him with pain as… …

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  • 59index — in·dex· || ɪndeks n. list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator, sign; arrangement of data (Computers); price index, number which indicates changes in prices (Economics); statistical measure of the changes… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 60index — [ ɪndɛks] noun (plural indexes or especially in technical use indices ɪndɪsi:z) 1》 an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places in a book where they occur.     ↘an alphabetical list or catalogue of books or… …

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