McGraw Hill Dictionary of Engineering 2003 2Ed

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Derived from the world-renowned McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, [roman] this vital reference offers a wealth of essential information in a portable, convenient, quick-find format. Whether you?re a professional, a student, a writer, or a general reader with an interest in science, there is no better or more authoritative way to stay up-to-speed with the current language of the various branches of engineering or gain an understanding of their key ideas and concepts.
# Written in clear, simple language understandable to the general reader, yet in-depth enough for scientists, educators, and advanced students, The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering, Second Edition: Has been extensively revised, with 17,500 entries encompassing the language of engineering
# Includes synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations
# Provides pronunciations for all terms
# Covers such topics as building construction, chemical engineering, civil engineering, control systems, design engineering, engineering acoustics, industrial engineering, information technology and computing, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, telecommunications, and thermodynamics
# Includes an appendix containing tables of useful data and information
# Is based on the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms ? for more than a quarter-of-a-century THE standard international reference