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The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary (Cambridge Aerospace Series)

By Bill Gunston

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0521191653, 9780521191654
LCC
TL509 .G88 2009
Open Library ID
OL23207603M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5461857 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Aerospace Series
Edition
2
Pages
818\818
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

I am an editor for aircrew computer based training and got this as a supplement to a conventional dictionary, which often does not include aerospace terms, particularly aerospace slang. I've been somewhat disappointed with this volume. It lacks some of the things I expect in a dictionary (such as the part of speech) but does not include enough information to qualify as an encylopedia. Of the ten times I have looked for a specific word in this dictionary, I have only found the word I was looking for twice. Most recently, I was trying to determine if "porpoise" could be used as a verb. Although I found the aerospace definition for "porpoise," the lack of an indication of part of speech made this entry ultimately useless for my purposes. Ultimately, I think that using the web to find aerospace definitions is much easier and more economical than buying this volume.

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