indice
English
Etymology
From Old French indice, from Latin indicium, from index.
Noun
indice (plural indices)
- (obsolete) index
- (obsolete) indication
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for indice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indicium, from indicō (“point out, indicate, show”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.dis/
Noun
indice m (plural indices)
Verb
indice
Further reading
- “indice” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin index, indicem (“sign, indication; index”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show”). Compare the doublet endice.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -inditʃe
Noun
indice m (plural indici)
- (finger) index, index finger, forefinger
- (economics, mathematics, etc.) index, rate, rating
- (books) index
- indication, sign
- indicator, pointer
Synonyms
- (finger): dito indice
- (in economics, mathematics): tasso
- (indication): indizio
- (indicator, pointer): lancetta
Related terms
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the noun index.
Noun
indice
- ablative singular of index
Etymology 2
Form of the verb indīcō (“[I] proclaim, announce”).
Verb
indīce
- second-person singular present active imperative of indīcō
Spanish
Verb
indice