Index
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
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.
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.
A prologue indicating what follows.
The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.
To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.
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Index Quotations
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.
Mitt Romney
An index is a great leveller.
George Bernard Shaw
There is no index of character so sure as the voice.
Benjamin Disraeli
There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice.
Benjamin Disraeli
I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve.
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
Tertullian
One of the great defects of English books printed in the last century is the want of an index.
Lafcadio Hearn
The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.
Brian Eno
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.
Maurice Strong
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
Cyril Connolly
Index Translations
index in Afrikaans is indeks
index in Dutch is indexeren
index in Finnish is taulukko
index in German is indizierte, Verzeichnis
index in Italian is indice, riferimento
index in Norwegian is register, pekefinger, registrere, viser
index in Swedish is register
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