appendix — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.

   Uso

   • broadly
   • obsoleto

   Sinônimos

   additionaddendumattachmentancillaryauxiliary

   Exemplos

   Near-synonyms: ancillary, auxiliary

   idleness is an appendix to nobility; they count it a disgrace to work, and spend all their days in sports, recreations, and pastimes […]

2. A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.

   Sinônimos

   supplementaddendumcodicil

   Exemplos

   Holonym: back matter

   Near-synonyms: supplement (sometimes synonymous), addendum, codicil

3. The vermiform appendix.

4. Any process, prolongation, or projection.

   Sinônimos

   appendage

Substantivo

1. supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

   Termos mais gerais

   addendumsupplementpostscript

2. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

   Sinônimos

   vermiform appendixvermiform processcecal appendage

   Termos mais gerais

   processoutgrowthappendage