Definizione monolingua

appendix

appendix (plural appendices or appendixes)

1. (obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, vol. I, New York 2001, p. 244:

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

2. Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to but is not the main idea of the main text
3. (anatomy) The vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed.

Definizione dizionario appendix

	appendice
	vermiform appendix
	text added to the end of a book or an article

addizione

appendice vermiforme

completamento

conto

Altri significati:

(vermiform) appendix

Attached to a principal element.

Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to but is not the main idea of the main text

(obsolete in general sense) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.

append (e.g. to a file)

(anatomy) The vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed.