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The meaning of Index

Index – definition

noun

(in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.

Usage examples:

Clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index
noun

A sign or measure of something.

Usage examples:

Exam results may serve as an index of the teacher's effectiveness
noun

An exponent or other superscript or subscript number appended to a quantity.

Usage examples:

The thesis contains a proof of the fact that for any closed manifold the sum of the indices of a ge…
noun

A pointer on an instrument, showing a quantity, a position on a scale, etc.

verb

Record (names, subjects, etc.) in an index.

Usage examples:

The list indexes theses under regional headings
verb

Link the value of (prices, wages, or other payments) automatically to the value of a price index.

Usage examples:

The supreme soviet passed legislation indexing wages to prices
verb

(of a machine or part of one) move from one predetermined position to another in order to carry out a sequence of operations.

Usage examples:

The pins are retracted and indexed to occupy an adjacent slotted position
noun

An alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing on which page a name or subject appears, or computer information ordered in a particular way

Usage examples:

If you want to find the place in the text that henry james is mentioned, look it up in the index., …
noun

A system that measures the present value of something when compared to its previous value or a fixed standard

Usage examples:

The house price index estimates the change in the value of the nation's housing stock., a bond/shar…

Index translation into English

Index: translate from English into Chinese

Translate index into Chinese (Simplified)}
指数, 索引, 指标, 附以索引

Index: translate from English into Dutch

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Inhoudsopgave, Index, Indexeren, Wijsvinger, Wijzer, Catalogus, Coëfficiënt, Van een index voorzien, Alfabetisch register, Naald

Index: translate from English into French

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Indice, Index, Indexer, Répertoire, Catalogue, Signe, Table alphabétique, Mettre dans l'index

Index: translate from English into German

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Index, Verzeichnis, Indizieren, Register, Indexieren, Quellenverzeichnis

Index: translate from English into Hindi

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अनुक्रमणिका, सूची, निर्देशिका, सूचक, तर्जनी, संकेत, सूचि, चिह्न, सूचीपत्र प्रदर्शक सिद्धांत, सूचिपत्र लगाना, क्रम-सूची, सूची बनाना

Index: translate from English into Italian

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Indice, Elenco, Indicazione, Catalogo

Index: translate from English into Korean

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인덱스, 색인, 표시, 손표, 지시하는 것, 손가락표, 장서목록, 색인을 달다, 책에 색인을 달다

Index: translate from English into Russian

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Индекс, Указатель, Показатель, Коэффициент, Каталог, Алфавитный указатель, Показатель степени, Указательный палец, Составлять указатель, Алфавитный индекс, Стрелка прибора, Фиксатор, Снабжать указателем, Заносить в указатель

Index: translate from English into Spanish

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Índice, Índex, Indizar, Clasificar, Exponente, Referenciar, Poner índice, Poner en índice, Estar clasificado

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 or

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