The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary

by American Heritage Publishing Company

• ISBN13: 9780618189199
• ISBN10: 061818919X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-07
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary covers a wide variety of fields, including chemistry, physics, biology, geology, meteorology, astronomy, ecology, and zoology. Its definitions are written in a clear and straightforward style that even beginning students can follow. An extensive cross-reference program encourages readers to build a more complex vocabulary. The dictionary includes more than 4,500 entry words with clear, easy-to-understand definitions more than 425 full-color photographs and drawings 175 Feature Notes on important scientific concepts, the major discoveries of many scientists, and the usage and history of scientific terminology detailed graphic treatment of selected subjects, such as the structure of atoms, photosynthesis, plate tectonics, and the life of stars handy tables and charts, including the periodic table of the elements, a chart of geologic time, and a timeline of advances in computing. The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary is the ideal resource for homework assignments, school projects, or just browsing. This book is the key to unlocking the language of science and the natural world for students and their families.

Author Biography

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

Table of Contents

Entries with Notes	p. iv
Preface	p. v
Elements of the Dictionary	p. vi
Pronunciation	p. viii
The American Heritage Student Science Dictionary	p. 1
Picture Credits	p. 376
Tables and Charts
Brief Timeline of Computing	p. 80
Geologic Time	p. 148
Measurement Table	p. 214
Organic Compounds	p. 248
Periodic Table of the Elements	p. 262
Rocks	p. 298
The Solar System	p. 316
Taxonomy	p. 337
A Closer Look
Atom	p. 27
Cell	p. 62
Color	p. 75
Fission	p. 131
Flower	p. 134
Greenhouse Effect	p. 157
Leaf	p. 199
Photosynthesis	p. 265
Skeletal System	p. 312
Star	p. 325
Tectonic Boundaries	p. 338
Waves	p. 368
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