Description
Definitions of terms from one hundred separate fields are arranged alphabetically
Read More
Earlier editions of this reference for readers within and outside the scientific community are cited in BCL3 and Sheehy . Keeping pace with the increasing importance of scientific terminology in the contemporary world, as well as with rapid developments and expanding vocabularies in all areas of science and technology, some 5,000 new terms have been added to the fifth edition (4th ed., 1989), bringing the total to 105,100 terms with 122,600 definitions and some 3,000 illustrations. Every term is provided with a pronunciation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Read Less