A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
One who pursues the business of calendering.
One of a wandering, mendicant Sufic order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes, founded in the 13th century by an Arab named Yusuf.
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper etc., as in a calender.
A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
A sign; an indication; a token.
The index finger; the forefinger.
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
A raised suffix indicating a power.
A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
To measure by an associated value.
To inventory; to take stock.
To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
To access a value in a data container by an index.
To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.