card index card catalog card catalogue | an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item |
index register | (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand |
oxygen mask | a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose, supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank |
thumb index | one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections |
oxygen deficit | temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
index index finger forefinger | the finger next to the thumb |
stock-index futures | a futures contract based on a stock index, a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks |
index | an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed |
Combined DNA Index System | the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
index index number indicant indicator | 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 |
body mass index BMI | a measure of someone's weight in relation to height, to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches, overweight is a BMI greater than , obese is a BMI greater than |
business index | a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions, this business index is computed relative to the base year of |
Standard and Poor's Standard and Poor's Index | a broadly based stock market index |
price index price level | an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time |
retail price index | an index of changes in retail prices |
producer price index wholesale price index | an index of changes in wholesale prices |
consumer price index CPI cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
stock index stock market index | index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
crosseference cross-index | a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work |
exponent power index | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself |
index fund | a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
index fossil guide fossil | a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found |
index case | the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study |
index fund | a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
cephalic index breadth index cranial index | ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull |
facial index | the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face |
refractive index index of refraction | the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium |
index | a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number |
oxygen debt | a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise, the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest |
oxygen O atomic number | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas, constitutes percent of the atmosphere by volume, the most abundant element in the earth's crust |
liquid oxygen LOX | a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point, used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants |
oxyacid oxygen acid | any acid that contains oxygen |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |