indirect
IPA: ɪndɝˈɛkt
noun
- (finance) An indirect cost.
- An indirect radiator
verb
- (programming, transitive) To access by means of indirection; to dereference.
adjective
- Not direct
- Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result
- Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means
- Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path
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Examples of "indirect" in Sentences
- What they've been doing is what we call indirect attack.
- Despite Norway's emphasis on egalitarianism and tolerance, Mr. Ahmed's brother, Khalid, said the family met with what he described as "indirect racism."
- A cross section of subscribers who bared their minds to Vanguard Mobile Week expressed displeasure over what they called indirect extortion by GSM operators, poor quality of service etc.
- The newspaper, one of Brazil's largest, said it had been receiving until Sunday what it characterized as "indirect information" indicating Andrei Netto was alright in the region of Zawiya.
- They were crammed with what we term indirect workers—workers on their way to relieve a fellow employee, machine repairers en route to troubleshoot a problem, housekeepers, inventory runners.
- The newspaper, one of Brazil's largest, said it had been receiving until Sunday what it characterized as "indirect information" indicating Andrei Netto was all right in the region of Zawiya.
- In a small group, say a village, what we call indirect reciprocity bestows tremendous advantages, by allowing me to benefit from the experience that others in our clan had when dealing with you.
- Often there are more deaths associated with hurricanes after the hurricane has passed - what we refer to as the indirect loss of life -- traffic accidents because street lights are out, downed power lines, a misuse of generators, and sometimes fires from candles, and other threats as well.
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