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indirect
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indirect
adj.
not direct, circuitous, roundabout; devious, deceitful
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Indirect
Indirect, the opposite of , may refer to:
- Indirect approach, a battle strategy
- Indirect DNA damage, caused by UV-photons
- Indirect agonist or indirect-acting agonist, a substance that enhances the release or action of an endogenous neurotransmitter
- Indirect speech, a form of speech
- Indirect costs, costs that are not directly accountable to a particular function or product
- Indirect self-reference, describes an object referring to itself indirectly
- Indirect effect, a principle of European Community Law
- Indirect finance, where borrowers borrow funds from the financial market through indirect means
- Indirection, the ability to reference something in computer programming
- Indirect transmission, infections passing from one host to another via a different species.
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indirect
Adjective
1. having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
(similar) mediate
2. not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "must take an indirect couse in sailing"
(antonym) direct
(similar) askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, sidelong
(see-also) crooked
(attribute) directness, straightness
3. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
(synonym) collateral
(see-also) related
4. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "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"
(antonym) direct
(similar) allusive
5. not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"
(similar) secondary
| Babylon French-English | Download this dictionary |
indirect
adj.
indirect, roundabout, circuitous, circumstantial, oblique
| Babylon Dutch-English | Download this dictionary |
indirect
adv.
indirectly, in a roundabout manner
adj.
indirect, roundabout
