Fast finds for definitions

This morning I stumbled across Memidex, the free online "dictionary, thesaurus and more." If you ever need to know the difference between rhinoviruses and arborviruses, or what contiguous means, or a synonym for incipient, Memidex (memidex.com) finds it fast.

What I liked about this online tool was its relentless linking. The definition for arborvirus is teeming with medical words all linked to other definitions.

The unique features of Memidex include:

• detailed information for each sense
• more cross-references
• convenient hierarchical links
• full listing of inflected forms
• no obscure abbreviated labels
• quick search for exact matches
• complete, easily browsable index
• easy-to-link-to URLs
• clear, simple, uncluttered layout
• frequent, recorded updates
• fast average page access time