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indirect::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | collateral |
an indirect descendant of the Stuarts.
indirect::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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making indirect but legitimate inquiries.
an indirect insult.
doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind.
though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest.
known as a shady indirect fellow.
indirect::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light.
indirect evidence.
an indirect cause.
indirect::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Derivation | indirectness |
indirect benefits.
an indirect advantage.
indirect::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | indirectness |
sometimes taking an indirect path saves time.
you must take an indirect course in sailing.
Examples of indirect
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So try to avoid indirect responses, cut out the ums and ahs and don't ramble on.
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Delinquencies for indirect auto loans now are at the highest levels in 16 years.
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We were continuously on alert for indirect fire of enemy rocket and mortar fire.
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They argue that their point has been proven by the course of the indirect talks.
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Helgevold was ordered not to have direct or indirect contact with Larion's wife.
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Estimated direct and indirect employment numbers will reach 324 million by 2021.
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MassMutual said its indirect exposure to Madoff funds was less than $10 million.
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The specific proposal he embraced is a backdoor and indirect version of the cap.
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Prepare or preheat grill for low indirect grilling, or about 250 to 275 degrees.
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- Having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
- Not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"
- Collateral: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
- (indirection) indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection"
- (indirectness) having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal
- (Indirection) In computer programming, indirection is the ability to reference something using a name, reference, or container instead of the value itself. The most common form of indirection is the act of manipulating a value through its memory address. ...
- (Indirection) Method whereby fixed virtual addresses are mapped into variable logical locations.
- (Indirection) in many contexts, @VBL can be used, and effectively substitutes the contents of VBL into another MUMPS statement. SET XYZ="ABC" SET @XYZ=123 sets the variable ABC to 123. SET SUBROU="REPORT" DO @SUBROU performs the subroutine named REPORT. ...
- Vi. To apply a level of indirection. For example, to ``indirect on a pointer'' means to chase where the pointer points to (as opposed to merely discovering the pointer's value). See also dereference.
