plural of glycaemic index

A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled semicircular cut-outs in the fore edge of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., that allows quick access to various parts of the text.

plural of thumb index

(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.

(finance) A mutual fund that closely resembles an index fund, while charging higher fees for active management.

plural of closet index

(finance) Of financial products such as bonds, savings accounts, pension schemes, etc., yielding returns that are calculated based on the level of a referenced financial index, such as a consumer price index, typically to keep pace with inflation.

(audiology) a tool used to predict the amount of speech that is audible to a patient with a specific hearing loss

plural of Articulation Index