Appendix
[ə'pendɪks] or [ə'pɛndɪks]
Definition
(noun.) a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch.
(noun.) supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book.
Editor: Sallust--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.
(n.) Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.
Edited by Hamilton
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Adjunct, addition, appurtenance, appendage, addendum.[2]. Supplement.
Checked by Annabelle
Examples
- In the Appendix to the life of Prince Henry, Doctor Birch has given us an account of the prices of butcher's meat as commonly paid by that prince. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend to you a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It is described more fully in the Appendix. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They are specified in the list of patents following this Appendix, and may be examined in detail by any interested student. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The list of Mr. Edison's patents (see Appendices) is not only a monument to his life's work, but serves to show what subjects he has worked on from year to year since 1868. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Marcus