breadth index

brɛdθ ˈɪndɛks

breadth indices

Definition

Definition of breadth index - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

anthropometry

TECH.

ratio of skull's width to its length

TECH.

The breadth index of the skull was calculated for the study.
Researchers measured the breadth index for comparison.
The anthropologist noted the breadth index in her report.

cephalic index

cranial index

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Expressions with breadth

by a hair's breadth

adv.

with very little room for error

He escaped the accident by a hair's breadth.

hair's breadth

very small distance or amount, often a narrow margin

He won by a hair's breadth.

within a hair's breadth

adv.

almost happening but not quite

She was within a hair's breadth of winning the race.

breadth of vision

wide range of understanding or perspective

Her breadth of vision helped the team see new opportunities.

hair's breadth escape

very narrow escape from danger

He had a hair's breadth escape from the burning building.

length and breadth

the full extent of something

She explored the length and breadth of the country.

Expressions with index

index card

small card for writing and organizing information

She wrote the recipe on an index card.

index finger

finger next to the thumb, often used for pointing

She raised her index finger to point at the board.

site index

list of pages or sections on a website

The site index provides easy navigation for users.

subject index

list of topics showing where each topic is discussed in material

Use the subject index at the back to find articles on climate change.

heat index

measure of perceived heat combining temperature and humidity

The heat index was dangerously high today.

benchmark index

standard market measure used to compare investment or financial performance

The fund tracks a benchmark index to measure how well it performs.

bond index

statistical measure tracking value of a selected group of bonds

The fund aims to match the performance of the global bond index.

business index

statistical measure of business conditions

The business index shows a decline in manufacturing.

cross-index

reference system linking related items across separate indexes

The library's cross-index made finding related topics easy..

global index

combined numerical measure summarizing worldwide data about a specific subject

The report uses a global index to compare environmental performance between countries.

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French:indice crânien, ...
German:Breitenindex, ...
Italian:indice di larghezza, ...
Spanish:índice de amplitud, ...
Portuguese:índice de largura, ...
Chinese:头骨宽度比, ...
Japanese:幅指数, ...
Arabic:مُؤَشِّر العَرْض, ...
Hebrew:מְדַד רֹחַב, ...
Russian:индекс ширины, ...
Ukrainian:індекс ширини, ...
Hindi:चौड़ाई सूचकांक, ...
Bengali:প্রস্থ সূচক, ...
Catalan:índex d'amplada, ...
Czech:lebeční index, ...
Danish:breddeindeks, ...
Dutch:breedte-index, ...
Greek:δείκτης πλάτους, ...
Hungarian:koponyaindex, ...
Khmer:សន្ទស្សន៍ទទឹង, ...
Korean:너비 지수, ...
Persian:شاخص عرض, ...
Polish:indeks szerokości, ...
Portuguese (BR):índice de largura, ...
Romanian:indice de lățime, ...
Swedish:breddindex, ...
Thai:ดัชนีความกว้าง, ...
Turkish:genişlik indeksi, ...
Vietnamese:chỉ số chiều rộng, ...

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