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Compiled from the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and a wide range of national newspapers and journals, this is a brand new and totally up-to-date guide to every kind of abbreviation. Covering the most important business, scientific, and technical abbreviations, as well as those ineveryday use, the dictionary has over nineteen thousand entries, and includes acronyms (e.g. ROM ), initialisms (e.g. OED ), shortenings (e.g. Sun. for Sunday), symbols and signs (e.g. K, HZ , and A4 ), and hybrid forms (e.g. A-bomb ). Graphic symbols such as proofreading marks, hallmarks, music,science, and weather symbols are all given in a series of appendices. Anyone who reads or writes current English will find this accessible reference useful, but it will be indispensable to professionals, businesses, technical writers, and journalists.

This best-selling dictionary contains over 9,000 entries on all aspects of science and provides comprehensive coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy. Appendices cover the periodic table, geological time scale, and animal and plant classification. New features include virtual thumb tags for easy reference, expanded areas including astronomy and earth science and more features on key topics such as the Solar System and Genetically Modified Organisms. Also featured are short biographies of leading scientists and chronologies of specific subjects, including plastics, electronics and cell biology. Both concise and wide-ranging, this dictionary is an ideal handy reference work and great introduction for students and non-scientists alike.

Fully revised and updated with over 4,000 entries, this dictionary covers allthe commonly encountered terms in chemistry, including physical chemistry andbiochemistry.

More than two thousand definitions cover the basic principles of physics and its specialities, including nuclear and particle physics and superconductivity.

Am amusing reference of over 1,750 wise, humorous, sarcastic, touching and memorable quotations covering all aspects of medicine

Written in a clear, explanatory style, the new Second Edition of the Concise Science Dictionary contains more than 7,000 entries relating to physics, chemistry, biology, the earth sciences, and astronomy, as well as terms that are commonly encountered in mathematics and computer science. The new edition has been expanded to reflect recent advances in the environmental sciences, genetics and genetic engineering, molecular biology, immunology, and the techniques and materials new to all the sciences. Providing both straightforward definitions and invaluable background information on a wide range of scientific words, concepts, and topics, the entries also offer line-drawings whenever the meaning is best conveyed by way of a diagram. Charts and tables of essential scientific information are also integrated throughout. With an extensive cross-referencing system that allows readers to place each entry in a broader scientific context, the Concise Science Dictionary is invaluable for non-specialists and students, and an essential resource for professionals seeking an accessible guide to all scientific disciplines.

From algebra to number theory, statistics to mechanics, this versatile and completely updated reference takes in all branches of pure and applied mathematics. Features include: � More than 3,200 cross-referenced entries, supported by dozens of explanatory diagrams � Expanded, up-to-date sections on such topics as chaos, fractals, and graph theory � Biographies of more than 200 key figures in mathematics � Comprehensive coverage of subjects taught in both high school and college