McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

Description

For more than a quarter of a century, this amazingly comprehensive dictionary has been a standard international reference. Containing more than 115,000 terms and 125,000 definitions — from 100 areas of science and technology — this trusted resource provides definitions written in clear, simple language, understandable to the general reader, yet is consistent with the specialized use of the term. THE NEW SIXTH EDITION: Thoroughly revised with 5,000 NEW TERMS. Each term includes a helpful pronunciation guide. Entries are complemented by 3,000 illustrations; appendices containing biographic listings, conversion tables, taxonomic classification charts, and more. The only dictionary of scientific and technical terms to be thumb-indexed. Invaluable to scientists, researchers, teachers, and students, as well as interested laypersons, the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms is truly the single best way for anyone to gain fluency in the language of science. The McGraw-Hill Editorial Staff, based in New York City, is one of the most skilled, experienced, and respected in the field of publishing.