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(Encyclopedia)cranial index: see cephalic index. ...cephalic index
(Encyclopedia)cephalic index səfălˈĭk [key] [Gr. kephale=head], ratio of the breadth of the head to its length. Expressed as a percental number, it provides the simplest description of the geometric relation of...index, cephalic
(Encyclopedia)index, cephalic: see cephalic index. ...index number
(Encyclopedia)index number, in econometrics, a figure reflecting a change in value or quantity as compared with a standard or base. The base usually equals 100 and the index number is usually expressed as a percent...color index
(Encyclopedia)color index, in astronomy, difference in an object's brightness as recorded between any two well-defined bands of the electromagnetic spectrum by using optical filters of different colors. If blue and...index, in publishing
(Encyclopedia)index, of a book or periodical, a list, nearly always alphabetical, of the topics treated. This list is usually at the back of a book, and the table of contents is in the front. The index seeks to dir...Consumer Price Index
(Encyclopedia)Consumer Price Index: see cost of living. ...temperature-humidity index
(Encyclopedia)temperature-humidity index: see humidity. ...Index, in the Roman Catholic Church
(Encyclopedia)Index, in the Roman Catholic Church, list of publications forbidden to be read, called Index librorum prohibitorum [list of forbidden books]. This censorship was exercised by the Holy See. Catholics a...Wheatley, Henry Benjamin
(Encyclopedia)Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838–1917, English bibliographer and antiquarian, a founder of the Early English Text Society and of the Index Society. Wheatley's work on the indexing of books, How to Mak...Browse by Subject
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