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Index :: Index (v. t.) To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents..

Trapezoid :: Trapezoid (n.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger..

Table :: Table (n.) A view of the contents of a work; a statement of the principal topics discussed; an index; a syllabus; a synopsis; as, a table of contents..

Indexer :: Indexer (n.) One who makes an index.

Index :: Index (n.) The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger..

Indexically :: Indexically (adv.) In the manner of an index.

Indexes :: Indexes (pl. ) of Inde.

Indicator :: Indicator (n.) The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer..

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities..

Microseme :: Microseme (a.) Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad transversely; -- opposed to megaseme.

Mesoseme :: Mesoseme (a.) Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.

Indexterity :: Indexterity (n.) Want of dexterity or readiness, especially in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness..

Orthognathous :: Orthognathous (a.) Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; -- opposed to prognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic..

Fist :: Fist (n.) the index mark [/], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows..

Indexing :: Indexing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inde.

Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..

Index :: Index (n.) 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..

Repertory :: Repertory (n.) A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a commonplace book, or the like..

Subscript :: Subscript (a.) Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under Iota.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, n., 2, and Subindex..

Index :: Index (n.) 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..

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