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Definition of Indexical
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or serving as an index.
Definition of Indexical
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
Definition of Indexical
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. ¹
2. Adjective. (linguistics philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs ¹
3. Noun. (linguistics philosophy) An indexical statement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indexical
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indexical
Literary usage of Indexical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Heart of the Commonwealth, Or, Worcester as it is by Henry Jenkins Howland (1856)
"I am informed that some disreputable trader has manifested his approbation of
the name of my indexical Soaps, by borrowing the appellation for a single ..."
2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1919)
"Professor Watson exactly illustrates the view that specific response released by
a word-stimulus is the indexical interprétant of the word, when he speaks ..."
3. School-houses by James Johonnot, S. E. Hewes (1871)
"Boxwood mallet-heads, banded; improved linen plaited mallet-handles; boxwood
patent indexical balls; plated bridges, with paten t sockets; record dials. ..."
4. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"Occasionally keys of instruments will have cut or marked upon them the tone which
each key will sound. This method of marking keys is called indexical ..."
5. A Mind AT Work: We are our Questions. An Homage to Mihai Nadinby Mihai Nadin, Mercedes Vilanova, Frederic Chordá by Mihai Nadin, Mercedes Vilanova, Frederic Chordá (2003)
"Indeed, indexical signs are quite stable and result from inductions (observations
over time). Iconic representations, although affected by time, ..."
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