English dictionary

index

/'/I/nd/E/ks/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number

noun.linkdef

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.communication

Synonyms index number indicant indicator

Source: WordNet 3.0
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

noun.communication

Synonyms exponent power

Source: WordNet 3.0
an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
the finger next to the thumb

noun.body

Synonyms forefinger index finger

Source: WordNet 3.0
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.

noun

Source: webster1913
The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical <i>index</i> of the cranium.

noun

Source: webster1913

list in an index

verb.social

Source: WordNet 3.0
provide with an index

verb.possession

Examples
Index the book.

Source: WordNet 3.0
adjust through indexation

verb.cognition

Examples
The government indexes wages and prices.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to <i>index</i> a book, or its contents.

verb

Source: webster1913