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Acronym Finder Contains more than 411,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations.
_______________________ Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online A database of terms and definitions for describing, indexing, and accessing information on the visual arts and architecture.
_______________________ ArtLex Art Dictionary Provides definitions for more than 3,500 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with pictorial examples of art object images, arranged in chronological groups.
_______________________ Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary Browsable glossary of terms covering air quality and atmospheric chemistry.
_______________________ Biomedical Acronym / Abbreviation Definition Database Users can enter either an acronym or the full term and find out the acronym.
_______________________ Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology Contains thousands of terms and definitions which deal with the binding, care and repair of books.
_______________________ Britannica Online The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year.
_______________________ Census Bureau Business Glossary Provides definitions for commonly used business terms in United States Census Bureau publications and links.
_______________________ Chambers Reference Online Search the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, The Chambers Thesaurus (1996) or Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1997 edition with amendments).
_______________________ Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Covers all dialects and periods of ancient Aramaic, one of the principal languages of antiquity, with a literature of central importance for history and civilization, and especially for the Jewish and Christian religions.
_______________________ Credo Reference : Dictionaries / Bilinguals Includes the full text of over 2 dozen reference sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauri covering a variety of subjects.
_______________________ Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms Sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States in both US joint and allied joint operations, as well as to encompass the Department of Defense as a whole.
_______________________ Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures Dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypical problems, and related definitions.
_______________________ Dictionary of Ecological Epidemiology Compiled by the University of Cambridge (UK) and contains linked cross-references within each definition.
_______________________ Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs John Montgomery’s Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs is a reference to the hieroglyphic writing of the ancient Maya that presents over 1,200 hieroglyphs and glyph compounds.
_______________________ Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names A concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy.
_______________________ Dictionary Today The official dictionary for the People's Republic of China which allows users to utilize keyword searches for dictionary definitions, thesaurus options and other resources in Chinese and English.
_______________________ Dictionary.com The dictionary provides entries from different, linked Web site sources, and includes syllable markings, function, pronunciation key, inflected forms, definitions, usage examples, and etymology.
_______________________ E-learning Glossary Collection of terms and their definitions compiled by e-learning experts.
_______________________ European Union Glossary Contains over 200 terms relating to European integration and the institutions and activities of the EU.
_______________________ Free On-line Dictionary of Computing FOLDOC is a searchable dictionary of over 13,000 definitions containing acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, and history related to computing.
_______________________ Freesearch UK based web search destination which includes a separate Picture Search and an Online Dictionary.
_______________________ German - English Dictionary Contains translation from English to German, or from German to English.
_______________________ Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Searchable, browseable online glossary containing about 3000 terms.
_______________________ Glossary of Business Terms Search or browse a list of standard business terms and their definitions.
_______________________ Glossary of Comet and Astronomical Terms Alphabetical list of terms with explanations for commonly encountered concepts in astronomy.
_______________________ Glossary of Economic Terms Contains standard definitions for terms commonly used by the Federal Reserve Banks.
_______________________ Glossary of Literary Terms Alphabetical list of commonly found terms in literature.
_______________________ Glossary of Terms & Symbols Used in Pharmacology Browsable list of terms with detailed definitions and crosslinked related terms.
_______________________ Glossary of Terms Used in Physical Organic Chemistry IUPAC recommended definitions for common terms in physical and organic chemistry.
_______________________ Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der hochdeutschen Mundart, mit beständiger Vergleichung der übrigen Mundarten, besonders aber der Oberdeutschen, von Johann Christoph Adelung.
_______________________ Investopedia.com Dictionary Dictionary of more than 4,500 business terms.
_______________________ IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology Collection of terms with authoritative definitions, spanning the whole range of chemistry compiled by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
_______________________ Lexicon of Linguistics Search for linguistic terms or concepts by keyword, or browse through the alphabetic list.
_______________________ LookWAYup LookWAYup is a multilingual dictionary that tolerates small spelling errors, shows definitions for multiple senses of the word, and for each sense shows synonyms, related terms, and usage examples.
_______________________ Medi Lexicon A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.
_______________________ MedTerms Medical Dictionary Contains easy-to-understand explanations for over 16,000 medical terms.
_______________________ Merriam-Webster OnLine The dictionary provides pronunciation, function, usage, etymology and definitions with links to related terms; the thesaurus gives word function, usage examples, synonyms and related words.
_______________________ NAL Agricultural Thesaurus NALT is an online vocabulary look-up tool for agricultural and biological terms.
_______________________ NetLingo.com - The Internet Dictionary NetLingo contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the online world of business, technology, and communication.
_______________________ Nuclear Regulatory Commission Glossary Full text glossary of commonly used terms found in nuclear energy and related fields.
_______________________ ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science ODLIS includes not only the terminology of the various specializations within library science and information studies but also the vocabulary of publishing, printing, binding, the book trade, graphic arts, book history, literature, bibliography, telecommunications, and computer science.
_______________________ OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms The OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms contains a comprehensive set of definitions of the main data items collected by the OECD.
_______________________ OneLook® Dictionary Search This Web site will search other dictionary Web sites for the entered term.
_______________________ Oxford English Dictionary The OED is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day.
_______________________ Oxford Reference Online : Humanities & Social Sciences Contains the full text of over 150 books in general reference, language, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, and business and professional subjects published by Oxford University Press.
_______________________ Photography Dictionary Contains a combination of many different photography dictionaries, glossaries, and other photography related information.
_______________________ Principal Metals Glossary A glossary of over 1000 metallurgical terms.
_______________________ Stockbrokers Glossary Browsable glossary of commonly used terms found in stock investing.
_______________________ Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
Glossary of environmental terms compiled by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
_______________________ Textile Dictionary A browsable dictionary subdivided into: Cotton fibres, Standard Worsted and Wool Fibres, Standard Silk and Silk Imitation Fibres, Specialty Fibres, Plant Fibres, Manmade Fibres and Miscellaneous Fibres.
_______________________ Trésor de la Langue Française Informatisé Online version of authoritative dictionary of 19th-20th century French language.
_______________________ Visual Dictionary Online Search themes to quickly locate words, or find the meaning of a word by viewing the image it represents.
_______________________ Water Words Dictionary A compilation of technical water, water quality, environmental, and water-related terms.
_______________________ Webster's Online Dictionary The Rosetta Edition of the Websters Dictionary contains the origins, histories, and meanings of words.
_______________________ WordIQ A comprehensive and searchable reference tool for the web offering search results from a diverse array of dictionaries, encyclopedies, thesauri, and other valuable references.
_______________________ Your Dictionary.com™ Enter a term in the dictionary/thesaurus look-up box for English or use the word translator and type in a word and select from one of these languages to translate from or to: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.
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