index:1
noun1561{ds||3|a|}
- a list (as of bibliographical information or citations to a body of literature) arranged usually in alphabetical order of some specified datum (such as author, subject, or keyword): such as
- a list of items (such as topics or names) treated in a printed work that gives for each item the page number where it may be found
- a list of publicly traded companies and their stock prices
index:2
verb
index
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1720{ds|t|1|a|}
- to provide with an index
- to list in an index
- to serve as an index of
indices
indices
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index case
noun
index case
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1936{ds||1||}
- the first documented case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family
- an individual whose infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation is the first identified in a population, region, or family : index patient
index finger
noun
index finger
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1849
- the finger next to the thumb —called also forefinger
index fossil
noun
index fossil
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1900
- a fossil usually with a narrow time range and wide spatial distribution that is used in the identification of related geologic formations
index number
noun
index number
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1875
- a number used to indicate change in magnitude (as of cost or price) as compared with the magnitude at some specified time usually taken as 100
index of refraction
noun phrase
index of refraction
\
1829
- refractive index
index patient
noun
index patient
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1951
- an individual affected with the first known case of an infectious disease or genetically transmitted condition or mutation in a population, region, or family : index case
index card
noun
index card
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- a thin paper card used especially for creating an alphabetical index
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