Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN'DEX
IN'DEX, n. [plur. indexes; sometimes indices. L. connected with indico, to show; in and dico, Gr. δεικνυω.]
- That which points out; that which shows or manifests. Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants. Arbuthnot.
- The hand that points to any thing, as the hour of the day, the road to a place, &c. Bentley.
- A table of the contents of a book. Watts. A table of references in an alphabetical order.
- In anatomy, the fore finger, or pointing finger.
- In arithmetic and algebra, that which shows to what power any quantity is involved; the exponent. Encyc.
- The index of a globe, or the gnomon, is a little style fitted on the north pole, which, by turning with the globe, serves to point to certain divisions of the hour circle. Encyc.
- In music, a direct, – which see. Index expurgatory, in Catholic countries, a catalogue of prohibited books.
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