The variety of English used in South Asia during the colonial era, having as a feature numerous borrowings from Hindustani and other local languages.

the equation ̂H𝜓(⃑r)=E𝜓(⃑r), for some constant E; applies to separable solutions 𝛹(⃑r,t)=𝜓(⃑r)𝜙(t) to the Schrödinger equation

(medicine, anthropology) A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.

(transitive) To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.

A type of business that is relatively new, fast-growing, and expected to become more important in future.

A readability metric for English writing, estimating how many years of formal education a person needs in order to understand the text on the first reading. It is based on the average sentence length and the proportion of words of three or more syllables.

A plant of species Hemidesmus indicus found in South Asia, the root of which is used as a substitute for sarsaparilla.

(US) Arisaema triphyllum / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Indian, turnip. (also meaning Brassica rapa cultivars in India)

plural of Indian turnip

(US, archaic, historical) An American Indian who converted to Christianity.