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• cross index
  cross index

  noun

  a note or group of notes referring the reader to material elsewhere.
• cross-index
  cross-index

  verb (used with object)

  to provide with cross references or with a cross-referenced index.

cross index

¹ American  

noun

1. a note or group of notes referring the reader to material elsewhere.

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cross-index ² American  

[kraws-in-deks, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈɪn dɛks, ˈkrɒs- /

verb (used with object)

cross-indexes, present (3rd person singular) cross-indexed, past, past participle cross-indexing present participle

1. to provide with cross references or with a cross-referenced index.

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verb (used without object)

cross-indexes, present (3rd person singular) cross-indexed, past, past participle cross-indexing present participle

1. to refer by a note or indication of location to related material, as in an index, book, or article; contain cross references.

   Footnotes cross-index to the appendix and bibliography.

cross-index British  

noun

1. a note or notes referring the reader to other material

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verb

1. (intr) (of a note in a book) to refer to related material

2. to provide or be provided with cross-indexes

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

Participles

• cross-indexing
  present
• cross-indexed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• cross-index
  simple
• cross-indexes
  simple
• have cross-indexed
  perfect
• has cross-indexed
  perfect
• am cross-indexing
  progressive
• are cross-indexing
  progressive
• is cross-indexing
  progressive
• have been cross-indexing
  perfect progressive
• has been cross-indexing
  perfect progressive

Past

• cross-indexed
  simple
• had cross-indexed
  perfect
• was cross-indexing
  progressive
• were cross-indexing
  progressive
• had been cross-indexing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will cross-index
  simple
• will have cross-indexed
  perfect
• will be cross-indexing
  progressive
• will have been cross-indexing
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of cross-index

First recorded in 1890–95