indexical

/ ɪnˈdɛksɪkəl /

adjective

1. arranged as or relating to an index or indexes

noun

1. Also: deictic. logic linguistics a term whose reference depends on the context of utterance, such as I, you, here, now, or tomorrow

Example Sentences

“It’s a bold move for an indexical museum at a university to do something like this, because it’s touching into contemporary art practice,” Mr. Biggers said.

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So these glimpses of color are both metaphors for things in life and small indexical signs of how Scully creates those illusions.

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These different definitions are often referred to as "indexical" because different contexts indicate, or index, different meanings.

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It has the breathtaking presence and indexical power of a burial shroud.

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The clothes of the sitters invariably become indexical, but what is omitted is equally revealing.

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