indirect
— Adjective
– English
～ 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"
indirect
— Adjective
– English
～ descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
indirect
— Adjective
– English
～ not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"
indirect
— Adjective
– English
～ 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"
indirect
— Adjective
– English
～ having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"
indirect immunofluorescence
— Noun
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～ a method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectly
indirect discourse
— Noun
– English
～ a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'" would be modified to "he said he is a fool")
indirect expression
— Noun
– English
～ an indirect way of expressing something
indirect evidence
— Noun
– English
～ evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute