Index

·noun A prologue indicating what follows.

II. Index ·noun That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.

III. Index ·noun The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.

IV. Index ·noun The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.

V. Index ·vt To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.

VI. Index ·add. ·noun The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.

VII. Index ·noun 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.

VIII. Index ·noun 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.