index
US: /ˈɪndɛks/
UK: /ˈɪndɛks/
UK: /ˈɪndɛks/
English Vietnamese dictionary
index /'indeks/
- danh từ, số nhiều indexes, indeces
- ngón tay trỏ ((cũng) index finger)
- chỉ số; sự biểu thị
- kim (trên đồng hồ đo...)
- bảng mục lục (các đề mục cuối sách); bản liệt kê
- a library index: bản liệt kê của thư viện
- (tôn giáo) bản liệt kê các loại sách bị giáo hội cấm
- to put a book on the index: cấm lưu hành một cuốn sách
- (toán học) số mũ
- (ngành in) dấu chỉ
- nguyên tắc chỉ đạo
- ngoại động từ
- bảng mục lục cho (sách); ghi vào bản mục lục ((thường) động tính từ quá khứ)
- cấm lưu hành (một cuốn sách...)
- chỉ rõ, là dấu hiệu của
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 (plural indexes) a list of names or topics that are referred to in a book, etc., usually arranged at the end of a book in alphabetical order or listed in a separate file or book: Look it up in the index. + Author and subject indexes are available on a library database.
2 (BrE) = CARD INDEX
3 (plural indexes or indices) a system that shows the level of prices and wages, etc. so that they can be compared with those of a previous date: the cost-of-living index + The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning. + stockmarket indices + house price indexes
4 (plural indices) a sign or MEASURE that sth else can be judged by: The number of new houses being built is a good index of a country's prosperity.
5 (usually indices [pl.]) (mathematics) the small number written above a larger number to show how many times that number must be multiplied by itself. In the EQUATION 4 = 16, the number 2 is an index.
+ verb [VN]
1 to make an index of documents, the contents of a book, etc.; to add sth to a list of this type: All publications are indexed by subject and title. + New material is scanned, indexed and stored electronically.
2 [usually passive] ~ sth (to sth) to link wages, etc. to the level of prices of food, clothing, etc. so that they both increase at the same rate
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 guide, directory, list, listing, table of contents, catalogue, key, thesaurus:
To find synonyms for a word in this book, look first in the index.
2 mark, sign, clue, token, hint, pointer, indicator, indication, guide:
An index to his feelings can be seen in the way he treats people.
3 index finger, forefinger, first finger; pointer, marker, needle, Chiefly Brit typography hand, Chiefly US typography fist:
Use an index to emphasize important paragraphs.
4 ratio, measure, formula, factor:
The cephalic index is the ratio of the width of a skull to its length multiplied by 100.
Collocation dictionary
1 list of names/topics in a book
ADJ.
comprehensive, complete | detailed | general | alphabetical
VERB + INDEX
appear in, be in
Although the book was devoted to cancer, the word ‘cancer’ did not even appear in the index.
| consult, look (sth up) in
Why don't you look up her name in the index?
| compile
INDEX + VERB
give sth, list sth
The index only gives the main towns.
PREP.
in a/the ~
Is there any reference to it in the index?
| ~ to
It's a general index to the whole work.
2 ordered record of books/files
ADJ.
subject, title | card | computer, computerized
VERB + INDEX
have, keep
We keep a card index of all the titles on the shelves.
| compile, create | consult, look (sth up) in, search
Look up ‘The Waste Land’ in the index. Search the index to find the address of the data file.
INDEX + NOUN
card
PREP.
in a/the ~
cards in a card index
3 system showing the level of sth; measure of sth
ADJ.
good, reliable, sensitive | high | low | weighted | official | general
a general index calculated from death and population information
| world
The world index fell 3.1%.
| cost-of-living, market, retail price | futures, share, stock | Dow Jones, FT-SE 100, etc.
VERB + INDEX
have
Those who lived in the inner cities had a high index of deprivation.
| use (sth as)
The test results were used as an index of language proficiency.
| compile, construct, create | calculate, compute
The index was calculated with a computer.
| publish
The retail price index is published monthly.
| drag, drive, push, take
A wave of frenzied buying pushed the index up 136.2 points.
INDEX + VERB
measure sth
an index designed to measure monthly changes in the volume of industrial production
| be based on sth
an index based on incidents causing a loss of production
| be linked to sth
The increase in our standard rates will be linked to the retail price index.
| cover sth
an index covering some 1,700 companies
| open | close, end
The hundred shares index closed down 15 points.
PREP.
in an/the ~
dividends on shares in the index
| on an/the ~
people dealing in options on the FT-SE 100 index
PHRASES
a drop/fall in an index
a 28.2 point drop in the FT-SE 100 index
| changes in an index, an increase in an index, as measured by an index
Inflation, as measured by the retail price index, is expected to drop.
More information about PER CENT
FINANCIAL:
indicators ~ be down/up
With the share price down at 234p, it might be time to start buying. The CAC index was up 18.84 points.
~ reach sth, stand at sth
Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high. Second quarter sales stood at £ 18 billion.
~ be/remain unchanged
The 100 Share Index remained unchanged at 5297.
~ gain (sth)
The share gained 19 cents to close at 4.38.
~ suffer (sth)
Profit margins suffered when the company lowered prices to remain competitive.
~ climb, edge up, go up, increase ( ~ increase in value
for currencies
), jump, rise, rocket, shoot up, skyrocket, soar (
+by, from, to or no preposition
)
Earnings per share climbed from 3.5p to 5.1p. The pound has increased in value relative to the euro. Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%. Oil prices have skyrocketed.
~ come/go down, crash, decline, decrease ( ~ decrease in value
for currencies
), dive, drop, fall, plummet, plunge, shrink, slip, slump (
+by, from, to or no preposition
)
Banana exports crashed nearly 50%. The pound fell to a 14-year low against the dollar. Net income plummeted to USD 3.7 million.
Concise English dictionary
indices|indexes|indexed|indexing'ɪndeks
noun
+a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
+a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
+a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
+an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
+the finger next to the thumb
verb
+list in an index
+provide with an index
+adjust through indexation
