17.5 Dictionaries for Particular Fields

Today, it seems like every field has its own dictionary or glossary on the Internet. Here are some sources to help you find one that fits your area of interest.

• Webopedia
  
  
  
• Glossaries by Subject
  Language Automation
  
  
• Thesauri
  Brown University Writing Center
  
  
• Astronomy and Mechanic Definitions
  Lycoming College
  
  
• Thermodynamic Definitions
  Lycoming College
  
  
• Relativity/Electricity/Magnetism/Particle Definitions
  Lycoming College
  
  
• Glossary of (comet and) astronomical terms.
  Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  
  
• Glossary
  Basics of Space Flight
  
  
• Online Glossaries for Statistics and Econometrics
  Oswego State University of New York
  
  
• Glossaries of Economic Terms
  University of Bristol Institute for Learning and Research
  
  
• Archeology-Related Glossaries
  The National Park Service
  
  
• Glossarist
  
  
  
• Dictionaries, Glossaries & Thesauri
  Encyberpedia
  
  
• Internet Glossaries
  WebReference.com
  
  
• University of Washington Faculty Pages
  Dictionaries and Glossaries
  
  

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