Can’t find any information on the yellow eyed junco in your guide to rare birds? Check out your bird book's index. It’s an alphabetical list in the back of the book that catalogs all of the subjects covered by page number.
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
Noun
the finger next to the thumb
Noun
an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
Noun
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
Noun
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
Noun
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
Verb
adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
Verb
provide with an index; "index the book"
Verb
list in an index
n.
That which points out; that which shows, indicates,
manifests, or discloses.
n.
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 on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In
printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or
paragraph; -- called also fist.
n.
A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the
like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at
the end of the volume.
n.
A prologue indicating what follows.
n.
The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand;
the forefinger; index finger.
n.
The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a
quantity; the exponent.
v. t.
To provide with an index or table of references; to put
into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
Index
Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants.2.
Index
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index;
Usage Examples
The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.
One of the things that I've always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways.
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Other Usage ExamplesAn index is a great leveller.
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
Today's misery is real unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcies. This is the Obama Misery Index and its at a record high. Its going to take more than new rhetoric to put Americans back to work - its going to take a new president.
There's this index that tallies up how much your movies have made, and if they haven't grossed a certain amount, then you're not bankable. I know I'm not Will Smith but, you know, my ranking's pretty low. The only studio picture I've done is 'Zodiac,' and that didn't perform that well.