Dictionnaires spécialisés anglais
Ouvrages généraux (Haut)
- RhymeZone
"What can I do with RhymeZone?
You can use it to help write poetry, song lyrics, greeting cards, term papers, and more. You can use it to explore relationships between words. You can use it to find the correct spelling of a word you're not quite sure of. You can use it as a springboard for finding pictures, documents, and other multimedia items related to a particular concept that you're writing about. Finally, you can use it to see how your word is used in the context of famous quotes, poems, and plays." - Dictionnaires Cambridge (Cambridge Dictionaries )
-Cambridge Dictionary of American English
-Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
-Cambridge International Dictionary of PhrasalVerbs
-Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
-Cambridge International Dictionary of English - Ultra Lingua (définitions et synonymes)
"Ultralingua dictionaries are now available on the internet (launch a simple search from the top of this page)! But Ultralingua.Net is more than just dictionaries: Do advanced dictionary searches on our search page (and in the Language Centers); Consult detailed grammar manuals for English (ESL), French, German, and Spanish" - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
"Fourth Edition. Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses,
70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes." - Dictionnaire Webster anglais (Merriam-Webster Online)
"Online Dictionary , Online Thesaurus " - Dictionnaire Newbury House (Newbury House Online Dictionary)
"This online dictionary contains over 40,000 entries and is based on the best
selling Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Providing simple and
clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures" - Dictionnaire LookWAYup (LookWAYup)
"LookWAYup combines dictionary, thesaurus, translation, and other handy tools. With a double-click you can look-up the meaning of a word, or a phrase, search it on the same site or the whole Web using your favorite search engine, and more!
All that without leaving the Web page. There are 4 ways you can use it:
* The online dictionary and thesaurus with translation, regular web page
* The dictionary on your browser safe-installed with no downloading, works on any web page
* The dictionary on your web site 10-second integration on your own web page
* The wireless dictionary for your cell phone or wireless PDA" - Dictionnaire anglais (Dictionary.com)
- HyperDictionary
- dictionary.net
Dictionary.net is a free online english dictionary which offers a search which returns word, and phrase definitions from a variety of dictionary tables. - Dictionnaire Encarta (Encarta World English Dictionary
"Encarta World English Dictionary contains approximately 400,000 references. In addition to definitions, dictionary entries include a pronunciation key, word histories, and word usage notes." - Memidex
Memidex is a free online dictionary and thesaurus with a simple
interface, complete inflections, auto-suggest, adult-filtering,
frequent updates, a browsable index, and support for handheld/
mobile devices - Yahooligans Kid's Almanac (pour enfants)
- Dictionnaire Little Explorers (pour enfants) ( Little Explorers Picture Dictionary)
"1,885 illustrated dictionary entries! Each word is used in a meaningful example sentence. Most entries have links to a related web site. Just click on an underlined word (or its accompanying picture), and you'll link to a great web site related to it" - Dictionnaire Fact Monster (pour enfants) (Fact Monster Dictionary)
"Dictionary Search gives you access to more than 125,000 entries, from aalii to zymurgy. " - Dictionnaire des mots "difficiles" (Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words)
"Do you aim to become a member of the literati, or do you wish to be a savant? Do you want to avoid being verbigerative and be succinct instead? Search the Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words' A-Z index of over 13,900 difficult words to increase your vocabulary or just find out what those words really mean!" - Dictionnaire des mots homophones (An English Homophone Dictionary)
"Homophones are words of the same language that are pronounced alike even if they differ in spelling, meaning, or origin, such as "pair" and "pear".Homophones may also be spelled alike, as in "bear" (the animal) and "bear" (to carry). But this list consists only of homophones that are not spelled alike. In the entries below, the members of each homophonic set are listed in alphabetical order. Each set is entered only once, at its alphabetically first member. There is nocross-reference unless the initial letters of the members differ" - Dictionnaire des mots d'une lettre (Dictionary of One-Letter Words)
- Dictionnaire des mots composés de voyelles (Dict. of All-Vowel Words)
- Dictionnaire des mots "obscurs" de la langue anglaise (Luciferous Logolepsy)
"Welcome to Luciferous Logolepsy, a collection of over 9,000 obscure english
words. Though the definition of an "english" word might seem to be
straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, derivative, archaic or abandoned words in what we loosely define as the "English Language", that a clear-cut definition seems impossible." - Dictionnaire des mots "bizarres ou "obscurs" de la langue anglaise (International House of Logorrhea)
"Welcome to the International House of Logorrhea, a free online dictionary of weird and unusual words to help enhance your vocabulary. All in all, I have compiled a list of over 14000 English words (at last count, 14,666), ranging from the merely uncommon to the extremely rare, nearly obsolete and just plain nutty!" - Dictionnaire des mots "perdus" de la langue anglaise (Compendium of Lost Words)
"Welcome to the Compendium of Lost Words, a component of Forthright's
Phrontistery. The Compendium lists over 400 of the rarest modern English words - in fact, ones that have been entirely absent from the Internet,including all online dictionaries, until now." - Dictionnaire de la langue écossaise (Dictionary of the Scots Language)
"The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) comprises electronic editions of the two major historical dictionaries of the Scots language: the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) and the Scottish National Dictionary (SND). DOST contains information about Scots words in use from the twelfth to the end of the seventeenth centuries (Older Scots); and SND contains information about Scots words in use from the eighteenth
century to the present day (modern Scots)." - Dictionnaire de l'argot britannique (Dictionary of English slang and colloquialisms of the UK)
"A monster online dictionary of the rich colourful language we call slang... all from a British perspective, with new slang added every month"
Médecine et sciences de la santé (Haut)
- Dictionnaire médical (Medlineplus - Medical Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire des acronymes et abréviations en sciences de la santé (Medi-Lexicon)
"A dictionary of over 85,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. Plus medical news and searches for the medical, pharmaceutical or healthcare professional" - Dictionnaire des éponymes médicaux (Whonamedit.com)
"Whonamedit.com is a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our
ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person. Eventually, this will include more than 15.000 eponyms and more than 6.000 persons." - Dictionnaire des informations sur la santé (CDC Health Information A to Z)
"Health Topics A to Z provides a listing of disease and health topics found on the CDC Web site. It is not yet a complete index of the site. New topics are added on an ongoing basis" - Dictionnaire des termes médicaux (List and Glossary of Medical Terms)
"Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages" - Dictionnaire médical (On-line Medical Dictionary)
"OMD is a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham Dark and contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. It includes: acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards, institutions, projects, eponyms, history, in fact anything to do with medicine or science." - Dictionnaire médical (MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary)
"MedTerms.com is the medical reference for MedicineNet.com, containing
easy-to-understand explanations of over 10,000 medical terms. This online medical dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing." - Glossaires des médecines alternatives (Reference Library - WholeHealthMD.com)
"WholeHealthMD.com is dedicated to providing the best in complementary and alternative medicine
Therapies - More than 80 popular alternative modalities
Food - Everything you need to know about the foods you should eat and why
Supplements - 200 vitamins, minerals and other nutrients
Drugs - Safety and usage information for more than 750 prescription and over-the-counter drugs" - Glossaire de pharmacologie ( Glossary of Terms & Symbols Used in Pharmacology)
- Glossaire de chimie pharmaceutique (Glossary of Medicinal Chemistry)
"The objective of the glossary is to provide in a single document a consistent
terminology and concise definitions of terms covering the various aspects of
medicinal chemistry."(IUPAC Recommendations 1998) - Index des principaux médicaments (RxList: The Internet Drug Index)
"Search for drug names, keywords, imprint codes, and medical terminology
from a single page" - Dictionnaire russe-anglais du corps humain (Collocational Russian-English Dict. of the Human Body)
"An interactive on-line dictionary that lists thousands of phrases for describing the appearance, movements, moods, injuries, etc. of human beings. " - Dictionnaire de radiologie (CHORUS:Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology)
"CHORUS is a "quick reference" hypertext for physicians and medical students. More than 1,100 documents describe: diseases, radiological findings, differential-diagnosis lists ("gamuts"), and pertinent anatomy, pathology, and physiology. " - Atlas de dermatologie (Dermatology Online Atlas--DOIA)
"Dermatology Online Atlas browse over 4500 images online" - Dictionnaire des termes dentaires (Dictionary of Dental Terms)
- Glossaire des allergies (Allergy Glossary)
"This glossary is intended to help you find as much information as possible on allergies. It contains common most appellations as well as medical terms." - Dictionnaire du cancer (CancerNet - Dictionary of Cancer Terms)
- Glossaire du cancer (Cancer glossary - Canadian Cancer Society)
"The Canadian Cancer Society's Glossary has been developed to help you
understand cancer related words or phrases." - Dictionnaire du diabète (Diabetes Dictionary)
"This dictionary defines words that are often used when people talk or write about diabetes. It is designed for people who have diabetes and for their families and friends." - Glossaire de la maladie d'Alzheimer (Alzheimer Association - Glossary)
"To help you better understand some of the terminology used to describe all aspects of Alzheimer’s disease, the Alzheimer’s Association has developed this glossary of frequently used terms." - Termes de la recherche sur la vision (Visionary-Dict.of Terminology in Vision Research)
"The following is a dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and
animal vision. It includes terms from the areas of biological and machine vision, visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience and other related fields."
Sciences biologiques (Haut)
- Dictionnaire de biologie (BioTech's Life Science Dictionary)
"Currently, most of our 8300+ terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. We also have some terms relating to ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine." - Dictionnaire de biologie (Dictionary of Biology)
"Check out the dictionary of biological terms to assist you with some of the
terminology.. There are almost 2000 terms to choose from. " - Glossaire de taxonomie (Classification of Living Things: Glossary of terms)
(contient des images et des fichiers sonores) - Glossaires de phylogénétique (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume,multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Glossaire de biochimie (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume,multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Dictionnaire de biologie cellulaire (Dictionary of Cell Biology)
"The Dictionary of Cell Biology was first published in 1989, and has since been translated into several languages. It is intendedto provide quick access to easily understood and cross-referenced definitions of terms frequently encountered in reading the modern biology literature. This server contains the text of the Third edition, published in Late 1999" - Glossaires de génomique (Genomics Glossaries)
"2700+ definitions. Keep up with cutting- edge biotechnology and pharmaceutical terms you won't find in most dictionaries. " - Glossaire de génétique (Genome Glossary - Human Genome Project Information)
"A glossary of genetic terms from the DOE Human Genome Program." - Glossaire de génétique (A Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms)
"646 entries" - Glossaire de génétique (Genetics Home Reference - Glossary)
- Glossaire de biotechnologie et de génie génétique (Glossary of biotechnology
and genetic engineering - FAO)
"FAO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PAPER No. 7, ISBN: 92-5-104369-8" - Glossaire de biotechnologie (Gene Technology in Australia- Glossary of Terms)
- Dictionnaire de biotechnologie (Biotechnology Dictionary)
"AN AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
ANNOTATED DICTIONARY" - Glossaire de biotechnologie (Glossary of Biotechnology Terms)
"Welcome to biotechterms.org, the online version of Technomic Publishing's:
Glossary of Biotechnology Terms by Kimball R. Nill" - Glossaire de biologie cellulaire (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume,multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Glossaire de bio-informatique (The Biocomputing Glossary)
- Glossaire de bio-informatique (2can Glossary)
"The following is a glossary of common words found in the bioinformatics
and molecular biology literature." - Glossaire d'imagerie par résonance magnétique (MRI Glossary)
Annexe de "The Basics of MRI" par Joseph P.Hornak Ph.D. Copyright © 1996-2002 - Glossaire de taxonomie (Nomenclatural Glossary for Zoology )
"This glossary is based on a text intended to aid indexers in the production of nomenclatural entries for the Zoological Record, the index to world zoological literature published by BIOSIS and the Zoological Society of London. It covers terminology commonly encountered within publications dealing with the systematics and nomenclature of animals" - Glossaire de production laitière (Dairy Terms)
- Glossaire de reproduction (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume, multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Glossaire de zoologie (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume, multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Dictionnaire d'ornithologie (Find a Bird Dictionary)
"Bird On! is pleased to provide this authoritative dictionary of birdwatching
terminology with full search and cross-reference facilities. With the kind
permission of the author and publisher, it includes the completetext of:
The Birdwatcher's Dictionary by Peter Weaver ISBN: 0-85661-028-3
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver " - Glossaire des termes du chien (Glossary of dog terms)
- Glossaire des ongulés (Ultimate Ungulate Page - Glossary)
"The words used in describing ungulates and their habits are often complex and confusing. This section provides easy-to-understand definitions of unusual words used in the Ultimate Ungulate Page" - Dictionnaire d'aquaculture (Aquatext - The Free Online Aquaculture Dictionary)
"Over 2,500 aquaculture definitions including 280 tables, 250 pictures and 120 calculations!" - Glossaire de biologie marine (Glossary of Marine Biology)
"from: Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology by Jeffrey Levinton
(Oxford University Press, New York)" - Glossaire des moules d'eau douce (Freshwater Mussels Glossary)
"Cummings, K.S., and C.A. Mayer. 1992. Field guide to freshwater mussels of the Midwest. Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 5. 194 pp" - Glossaire d'embryologie des amphibiens (Amphibian Embryology glossary)
"Welcome to the Amphibian Embryology Tutorial! This tutorial is part of an ongoing project designed to implement multimedia and computer-based learning materials in the university undergraduate classroom. " - Glossaire des cétacés (CETACEA - Glossary)
- Dictionnaire étymologique de botanique (Dictionary of Botanical Epithets)
"The epithets are largely taken from alpine plants and found in the seed lists of the North American Rock Garden Society's seed list, alpine plant nursery catalogs and alpine references." - Glossaire de foresterie (Glossary of Forestry Terms)
"Definitions given here are a compilation of general terms used in British Columbia, Canada. The glossary does not include all forestry terms used in other countries. It is intended for staff, students, general public and interest groups." - Terminologie de la sylviculture au Canada (Silvicultural terms in Canada)
"Silvicultural Terms in Canada, ©Minister of Natural Resources Canada 1995
ISBN 0-662-61680-4 Cat. no. Fo42-170/1995" - Dictionnaire mondial des arbres (World Dictionary of Trees)
"This website attempts to present all currently accepted generic, specific,
subspecific and variety names of trees, excluding fossil, extinct taxa, hybrids and cultivars." - Flore de l'Amérique du Nord (Flora of North America)
"FNA presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico" - Dictionnaire des plantes médécinales (HerbMed - Electronic Herbal Database)
"HerbMed® - an interactive, electronic herbal database – provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and general public" - Livres rares en botanique (The Missouri Botanical Garden Library Rare Book Digitization Project)
"The goal of the project is to digitize and preserve beautifully illustrated and botanically significant books in our private holdings in order to make them available to an international audience. This project will result in a large database of botanical and gardening illustrations and text available to scholars, gardeners, and book enthusiasts through this web site." - Dictionnaire d'horticulture (Natl. Gardening Ass.- Gardener's Dictionary)
"Access more than 15,000 entries, including an extensive selection of plants and varieties, fruits, herbs, vegetables, botanical terms, pests, diseases, pesticides, fertilizers, soils, tools, materials, and techniques." - Dictionnaire d'horticulture (Plant Dictionary)
"Plant Dictionary is an indexed system of teaching resources for the discipline of Horticulture and Crop Science.It was developed to complement the other electronic resources developed at Ohio State University" - Glossaire d'agriculture (Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws)
- Glossaire de botanique (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume, multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Glossaire étymologique de botanique (Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names)
"Here are over 1000 root word of botanical names from a- to zyg-" - Glossaire francais<>anglais de botanique (Glossary of botanical terms in French and English)
"The following glossary of botanical terms has more than 1,900 terms in English and French. While the list is certainly not complete, it does provides a sizeable number of terms to search through for some of the most commonly used words in botanical literature. " - Glossaire de viticulture (Viticulture Glossary)
"Terms & Expressions frequently used in Viticulture" - Glossaire des variétés de raisin (The Super Gigantic Y2K Winegrape Glossary)
"The following Wine-grape Glossary, containing a clickable INDEX listing and other clickable internal text links, is designed to aid individuals interested in knowing something about the fruit that is transformed into his or her favorite wine. The glossary file, (approx. 530 Kb), will translate into about 250 pages of hardcopy text." - Glossaire de mycologie (Mycology & Dermatophytes Glossary)
"Definitions of Terms used in Laboratory Identification of Fungi" - Glossaire de mycologie (California Fungi - Glossary)
- Glossaire de bryologie ( Bryological Glossary)
"[Originally published in Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 33, 297 pp. 1990.]
This web version of Glossarium Polyglottum Bryologiae contains the 1,181 English terms and their definitions from the original publication. The Latin entry has been included along with the translated term(s) in French, German, and Spanish from the original publication" - Glossaire de botanique (Aquatic,Wetland and Invasive Plant Glossary)
- Glossaire de botanique et jardinage (GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms)
"The GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms currently contains 4400 terms
relating to botany, gardening, horticulture and landscape architecture and is
regularly updated. " - Glossaire de conservation des semences (Glossary of terms essential for seed saving)
" A glossary of terms important to beginning and expert seed savers alike."
Environnement (Haut)
- Glossaire de l'environnement (RAIS: Glossary of useful terms)
"GLOSSARY OF USEFUL TERMS FOUND IN RISK ASSESSMENT, EMBAM, HEALTH
PHYSICS,AND WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORTS" - Glossaire de l'environnement (Glossary of Environmental Terms) (pdf)
- Glossaire d'écologie (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume, multimedia virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Glossaire d'écologie (Resources For The Future Glossary of Terms)
- Glossaire des termes de l'environnement (NRDC Environmental Terms)
- Glossaire des termes de l'environnement (EPA Terms of Environment)
"Terms Of Environment" defines in non-technical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications, news releases, and other Agency documents available to the general public, students, the media, and Agency employees." - Atlas de la biosphère (Atlas of the Biosphere)
"To begin looking through our information, select either maps or schematics
from the top menu system. The Maps section contains geographically explicit
data broken down into four general categories: Humans, Land Use, Ecosystems, and Water Resources. Simply follow the menus to reach your dataset of interest. The Schematics section looks at the various resource flows and pools that make up individual Earth systems. " - Glossaire d'écologie aviaire (Glossary for avian conservation biology)
"This glossary provides standard definitions for many of the terms used in avian conservation biology. We compiled these definitions to assist communication among researchers, managers, and others involved in the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program, also known as Partners in Flight." - Glossaire du changement climatique (Glossary climate change)
- Glossaire des termes économiques de l'environnement (Environm. Economics Glossary)
- Glossaire: le dioxyde de carbone et le climat (Glossary: Carbon Dioxide and Climate)
"Contents taken from Glossary: Carbon Dioxide and Climate, 1990.
ORNL/CDIAC-39, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Edited by: Fred O'Hara Jr." - Glossaire de la qualité de l'air (Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality Glossary)
"The definitions in this glossary were initially generated by the students in a senior level class studying air quality and atmospheric chemistry at Sam Houston State University during the spring of 1995 in a course entitled Environmental Science 440/Chemistry 442, AIR QUALITY" - Dictionnaire de l'eau (Water Words Dictionary) (PDF)
"A Compilation of Technical Water, Water Quality, Environmental, and
Water-Related Terms" - Glossaire de la qualité des eaux (WQA Glossary of Terms)
- Glossaire de l'eau (Fresh Water Glossary)
- Glossaire de l'eau potable (EPA Drinking Water Glossary (concise consumer-friendly glossary.))
"These definitions are not intended to be complete or to have legal force, but rather to help consumers understand drinking water-related terms in the context of their daily lives." - Glossaire de l'eau potable (EPA Drinking Water Glossary)
"A Dictionary of Technical and Legal Terms Related to Drinking Water"
(version plus complète de l'entrée précédente) - Glossaire de lutte contre le bruit (Glossary of Terms in Noise Control Engineering)
- Glossaire du recyclage (Glossary of Recycling Terms)
- Glossaire du compostage (Compost Glossary)
- Glossaire de biogéographie (Glossary for Biogeography)
"Terms are arranged according to the following subject categories: biogeography, ecology, evolution, landscape ecology, and taxonomy."
Informatique et Internet (Haut)
- Dictionnaire d'informatique et d'internet (TechDictionary.com)
"Included are; computer, Internet and telecommunications terms, acronyms,
emoticons or smilies, chat abbreviations, filename extensions, HTML tags,
and domain suffixes." - Dictionnaire d'informatique et d'internet (3D Dictionary) (illustré)
- Dictionnaire d'informatique et d'internet (Webopedia)
"Webopedia is a free online dictionary for words, phrases and abbreviations that are related to computer and Internet technology" - Dictionnaire d'informatique (Foldoc Computing Dictionary)
"FOLDOC is a searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, in fact anything to do with computing. " - Dictionnaire des extensions de fichiers (FILExt The File Extension Source)
"FILExt is a detailed database of file extensions and programs that use them." - Glossaire du génie logiciel (Software Engineering Glossary)
- Glossaire de la collecte de données (Glossary of Data Acquisition)
"An explanation of terms used in computerised data acquisition, control,
instrumentation, test and measurement." - Glossaire de termes informatiques (Computer Buyer's Glossary)
"...explains the terms seen in ads for computer hardware" - Dictionnaire du réseautage (Linktionary)
"Linktionary is an on-line dictionary that includes extensive links to help you further your network research and training. You'll find Web links and links to related entries under each topic." - Dictionnaire des protocoles de réseautage (Network Protocols Dictionary)
"In the following table, we provided a simple dictionary for all major protocols in today's network communications." - Dictionnaire du stockage de données en réseau (Dictionary of Storage Networking Terms)
"Most of the terms in this dictionary have meaning primarily in specific sub-contexts of storage networking, such as SCSI or Storage Systems. Wherever this is true, the primary context(s) for the term are noted between the term itself and its definition. Terms that do not have one or more contexts identified are generally applicable data processing industry terms." - Glossaire de la mémoire (Memory Terms Glossary)
- Glossaire de gestion de la mémoire (The Memory Management Glossary)
"Our aim is for these entries to be accurate, comprehensible, and useful, and also to have an entry for all common memory management terms." - Glossaire de Java (informatique) (Java Glossary)
"This glossary defines acronyms and terms seen in comp.lang.java.*. Clicking on defined terms will take you to the primary website to learn more about that word." - Dictionnaire UML (Unified Modeling Language (UML) Dictionary)
"Over 600 terms appear in this Dictionary. " - Liste des faux virus informatiques (Virus hoaxes)
"Symantec Security Response uncovers hoaxes on a regular basis. These hoaxes usually arrive in the form of an email... Please refer to this page whenever you receive what appears to be a bogus message regarding a new virus, or promotion that sounds too good to be true." - Dictionnaire d'intelligence artificielle (The AI Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire de la cybernétique (Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems)
"This dictionary is a combination (with permission) of the ASC Glossary,
Krippendorff's Dictionary and Hornung's Glossary. " - Glossaire Internet (Glossary of Internet & Web Jargon)
- Atlas des cyberespaces (Atlas of Cyberspaces)
"This is an atlas of maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging Cyberspaces. " - Glossaire du polluriel (Spam Glossary)
- Dictionnaire des "mots à la mode" sur Internet (Buzzword Compliant Dictionary)
"BuzzWhack understands that within any given group buzzwords can be functional tools that communicate ideas and concepts quickly. But once those buzzword move outside that group, they can be baffling and bring all understanding to a halt" - Dictionnaire des termes d'Internet (NetLingo The Internet Language Dictionary)
"Welcome! NetLingo is an online dictionary about the Internet. It contains
thousands of words and definitions that describe the technology and community of the World Wide Web"
Astronomie, géographie et géologie (Haut)
- A TO Z OF ASTRONOMY
- Glossaire des sciences planétaires (Planetary Science Research Glossary)
- Glossaire d'océanographie (Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines)
- Atlas des océans (United Nations Atlas of the Oceans)
"The Atlas is an information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability." - Glossaire des marées (Tide and Current Glossary) (pdf)
- Glossaire des sciences atmosphériques (Glossary of Atmospheric Terms)
- Glossaire de la météorologie (Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters)
"This glossary contains weather-related terms that may be either heard or used by severe local storm spotters or spotter groups. Its purposes are 1) to achieve some level of standardization in the definitions of the terms that are used, and 2) provide a reference from which the meanings of any terms, especially the lesser-used ones, can be found. " - Glossaire de la météorologie (Washington Post Weather Glossary)
"Here you will find about 600 common and uncommon weather definitions,
provided by a variety of sources. All the terms are crosslinked, so there's no
need to scramble for related definitions." - Glossaire du rayonnement solaire (Glossary of Solar Radiation Resource Terms)
- Glossaire des tornades (Twister General Glossary)
- Glossaire des ouragans (Glossary of Hurricane Terms) Environnement Canada
- Glossaire de l'utilisation des sols ( National Resources Inventory Glossary of terms)
- Glossaire de pédologie ( Pedosphere.com - Online Glossary))
"(total entries: 0654)" - Glossaire de pédologie (Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms)
"None of the terms in the Glossary of Soil Science Terms are considered official by the SSSA. They are published in an effort to provide a foundation for common understanding in communications covering soil science." - Glossaire des termes du désert (Glossary of Desert Terms)
- Glossaire de géographie alpine (Illustrated Glossary of Alpine Glacial Landforms)
"This module presents basic definitions and examples of common alpine glacial landforms discussed in introductory level university physical geography, geology and earth science courses. Examples are provided as photographs with accompanying topographic maps." - Glossaire de séismologie (NEIC Common Terms in Seismology)
- Glossaire de géologie (UCMP Glossary)
"As a service to our users, we have created this multi-volume,multimedia
virtual glossary of biological terms used on this server. " - Glossaire des termes géologiques (Volcanic and Geologic Terms)
- Glossaire des termes géologiques (Geologylink geologic glossary).
- Glossaire illustré de termes géologiques (Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms)
"This glossary of geologic terms is based on the glossary in Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Change, by S. Judson and S.M. Richardson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995)" - Terminologie des glaciers (Glossary of Selected Glacier Terminology)
- Dictionnaire de paléontologie (Paleontology Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire anatomique en paléontologie (Anatomical Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire des dinosaures (Dinobase)
- Glossaire de paléontologie (DinoData Glossary)
- Glossaire des termes des trilobites (Glossary of Trilobite Terms)
- Glossaire de gemmologie (Gems and Precious Stones Glossary)
- Dictionnaire des pierres précieuses (The Rainbow of Gems)
"The list below is extensive but certainly not exhaustive; it includes familiar stones often used in jewelry and also stones suitable only for collections (due primarily to fragility). Many gemstones of naturalorigin are listed here, and I've just begun to list some synthetic and manmade materials with no natural counterparts." - Atlas de minéralogie (Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures)
"Part of the "Virtual Geology" Project at the University of North Carolina. This web page was constructed to aid undergraduate instruction at the Geology Department of the University of North Carolina" - Glossaire de cartographie (Glossary of Cartographic Terms)
- Atlas géographique mondial (CIA World Factbook)
- Atlas géographique mondial (Atlapedia Online)
"Atlapedia Online contains full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world." - Atlas national du Canada (National Atlas of Canada)
"The Atlas of Canada Web site will provide the most interesting, dynamic and comprehensive collection of maps and related information about Canada available anywhere on the Internet, with effective and intuitive tools for users to access them. " - Atlas national des Etats-Unic (National Atlas of the United States)
"The new National Atlas:
-delivers authoritative views of scientific, societal, and historical information,
-provides easy-to-use tools to display, manipulate, and query National Atlas data so that customers can produce their own relevant information,
-makes this information more accessible to individual Americans,
-provides a showcase for the geospatial data collected by Federal agencies,
-includes links to current and real-time events and to other Federal producers of geospatial information, and
-furnishes a national framework of well-maintained and documented base
cartographic data for use by others." - Glossaire de vexillologie (Glossary of Flag Terms)
- Dictionnaire des drapeaux du monde (Flags Of The World)
"FOTW (Flags Of The World) is a site originally established by Giuseppe Bottasini, and devoted to vexillology. Here you can read more than 2100 pages and view more than 4100 images about flags." - Hymnes nationaux du monde (National Anthems of the World)
- Thésaurus Getty des noms géographiques (Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
"The TGN is a structured vocabulary containing around 1,000,000 names and other information about places. The TGN includes all continents and nations of the modern political world, as well as historical places. It includes physical features and administrative entities, such as cities and nations." - Glossaire du GPS (GPS Glossary)
- Glossaire de la télédétection (CCRS Remote Sensing Glossary Database)
"The CCRS Glossary contains definitions for over 1,000 remote sensing terms and acronyms. Some of the terms have extended explanations and illustrations." - Dictionnaire GIS (geogr.inform.syst.) (AGI GIS Dictionary)
"The dictionary includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of
sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by 52 diagrams."
Chimie, physique et mathématiques (Haut)
- Dictionnaire de physique (The laws list)
"The laws list is a list of various laws, rules, principles, and other related topics in physics and astronomy." - Dictionnaire de physique (Eric's Treasure Trove of Physics)
"2,670 entries, 13,748 cross-references, 161 figures, 22 animated graphics,
0 live Java applets, and counting... " - Dictionnaire francais<>allemand de chimie (BEILSTEIN Dictionary)
"The Beilstein Dictionary (German/English) has been compiled by the scientific staff of the Beilstein Institute to facilitate the use of Basic Series and Supplementary Series I to IV by those Handbook users whose native language is not German.
With a total of about 2,100 entries, it contains most German words occurring in the Beilstein Handbook, as well as common abbreviations, alphabetically listed with their English equivalents" - Dictionnaire de chimie (Chemical Dictionary File - ORNL)
"CDF contains locators for information about chemicals found in different databases created by the Biomedical and Environmental Information Anaylsis Section (BEIA) or the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The chemicals are identified by name and Cas Rn. Cdf contains information on 28,443 chemicals and 45,459 synonyms" - Dictionnaire de chimie (Eric's Treasure Trove of Chemistry)
"495 entries, 597 cross-references, 31 figures, 1 animated graphic, 0 live Java applets, and counting... " - Glossaire de chimie (General Chemistry Glossary)
- Dictionnaire de terminologie chimique ( IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology)
"This online version of the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology
corresponds to the second edition, compiled by Alan D. McNaught and Andrew Wilkinson (Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK) and published in print form by Blackwell Science in 1997." - Dictionnaire d'électrochimie (Electrochemistry Dictionary)
"Simple and brief definitions of words and phrases used often in electrochemistry.
In some cases, a second paragraph provides further information for the "more scientifically minded." - Glossaire de stéréochimie (Basic Terminology of Stereochemistry)
"The definitions used in this glossary are identical to those in the published
document, see G.P. Moss Pure and Applied Chemistry, 68, 2193-2222 (1996)
[Copyright IUPAC; reproduced with the permission of IUPAC]." - Glossaire de chimie organique physique (Glossary Of Terms Used In Physical Organic Chemistry)
"The definitions used in this glossary are identical to those in the published
document, see P. Müller, Pure Appl. Chem., 66, 1077-1184 (1994)
[Copyright IUPAC; reproduced with the permission of IUPAC]." - Glossaire de physique des plasmas (Glossary of Plasma Physics & Fusion Energy)
"This Glossary seeks to provide plain-language definitions of over 3600 frequently used technical terms in Plasma Physics (all areas) and Fusion Energy Research." - Dictionnaire de mathématiques (On-line Mathematics Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire anglais-espagnol de mathématiques (English-Spanish Math Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire de mathématiques pour les enfants ( A Maths Dictionary for Kids)
"An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explain over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language" - Glossaire de statistique (Glossary of Statistics)
- Glossaire de statistique (Statistics Glossary)
"Entries in the Statistical Glossary are taken from the Electronic Manual of
STATISTICA and may contain elements that refer to specific features of the
STATISTICA system." - Glossaire d'analyse mathématique (Interactive Real Analysis Glossary)
- Glossaire de théorie des graphes (Graph Theory Glossary)
"This glossary is written to supplement the Interactive Tutorials in Graph Theory. Here we define the terms that we introduce in our tutorials..." - Dictionnaire d'algorithmes et structure de données (Dict. of Algorithms, Data Structures & Problems)
"This is a dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures,
archetypical problems, and related definitions. Algorithms include common
functions, such as Ackermann's function. Problems include traveling salesman and Byzantine generals. Some entries have links to further information and implementations." - Dictionnaire de la théorie des jeux ( Game Theory Dictionary)
"An online dictionary of economics and game theory terms. Individual definitions are hyperlinked, so that game theory terms lead to definitions of other, related economics terms.." - Glossaire de programmation mathématique (Mathematical Programming Glossary©)
"This contains terms specific to mathematical programming, and some terms from other disciplines, notably economics, computer science, and mathematics, that are directly related."
Sciences appliquées, ingénierie (Haut)
- Thésaurus des termes de la NASA (NASA Thesaurus)
"The NASA Thesaurus contains the authorized subject terms by which the
documents in the NASA STI Databases are indexed and retrieved. The NASA
Thesaurus comprises two volumes: Volume 1 – Hierarchical Listing With Definitions and Volume 2 – Rotated Term Display. Over 17,700 terms, 3,832 definitions, and approximately 4,000 USE references are contained in the Hierarchical Listing" - Glossaire de l'espace (Basics of Space Flight Glossary)
- Glossaire de communication sans fil (Wireless Glossary)
- Glossaire des satellites (Glossary of Satellite Terms)
- Glossaire des senseurs (électronique) (Sensor Glossary)
- Dictionnaire d'optoélectronique (Photonics Dictionary)
- Lexique des semiconducteurs (Lexicon of Semiconductor Terms)
"As words, abbreviations, acronyms and phrases have been invented, combined, and combined again, similar sounds and similar spellings have come to stand for intricate concepts with distinct and important differences. Intersil has assembled this Lexicon of Semiconductor Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms to improve understanding of the exciting world of semiconductors." - Glossaire des quasicristaux (Quasicrystals Glossary)
"This glossary contains explanations of some keywords that frequently occur in papers related to quasicrystals,and is meant as help for the interested reader who is not familiar with these terms. " - Dictionnaire du verre (Illustrated Glass Dictionary)
- Glossaire des normes ISO (ISO Standard Glossary)
- Glossaire de notation technique (On-line glossary of technical notation)
"This document gives definitions for many of the symbols, mathematical functions, and abbreviations used in technical documents. " - Dictionnaire des unités de mesure (Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversion)
"This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the SI." - Dictionnaire anglais<>allemand d'essais par ultrasons (Ultrasonic Testing Dictionary)
- Glossaire des termes de microscopie (Glossary of Microscopy Terms)
- Glossaire d'ingénierie côtière (Glossary of Coastal Terminology)
- Glossaire de l'automatisation manufacturière (Manufacturing Automation Glossary)
- Glossaire de nanotechnologie (Unbounding the Future: Glossary)
"Some terms used in discussing nanotechnology and other anticipated technologies:" - Glossaire de l'air comprimé (Compressed Air Glossary of Terms)
- Glossaire de la forge et de l'acier (Specialty Steel & Forge's SteelLog glossary)
"Search AM&F's glossary of 1500 metals terms." - Glossaire de l'acier (The Steel Glossary)
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Steel. . . A Glossary of Terms and Concepts" - Glossaire de métallurgie (The Principal Metals Glossary)
"The Principal Metals Glossary currently contains more than 1000 metalurgical terms." - Glossaire des champs pétroliers (Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary)
"The Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary provides definitions and illustrations of oilfield terminology for the technical generalist in a single, evergreen source. Geology, Geophysics, Drilling and Drilling Fluids definitions and illustrations are available, and new modules will be added periodically." - Glossaire de l'énergie (Glossary of Energy Terms)
- Glossaire des pipelines (Pipeline Facts - Glossary of terms
- Glossaire de l'énergie renouvelable (Glossary of renewable energy)
- Glossaire de l'industrie de l'uranium (World Nuclear Association- Glossary)
"The following is a list of terms which are commonly used in discussion of the
uranium industry and the nuclear fuel cycle" - Glossaire de la radiation à faible dose (Low Dose Radiation Research Glossary)
- Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire (Glossary - Atomic Energy of Canada Limited)
- Glossaire de l'énergie nucléaire (U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Glossary )
- Glossaire du nucléaire (Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms)
- Glossaire du nucléaire (Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms)
"How is this glossary different from other nuclear science glossaries?First, we focus on radioactive decay. Then, we have created animated images to illustrate nuclear decay. Our animations are accurate enough to display conservation of charge, momentum, mass and energy. The images are not to scale however." - Glossaire de la sécurité du nucléaire (IAEA Safety Glossary) (pdf)
"Terminology used in Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety. The glossary lists terms commonly used in safety related publications, and indicates the usage of these terms in the Agency's safety related publications, particularly IAEA safety standards." - Dictionnaire des termes militaires (DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
"All approved joint definitions are contained in Joint Publication 1-02,
"DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms."" - Glossaire de technologie aérospatiale (Glossary of Space Technology)
# Space & Rocketry Terms - Glossaire de l'automobile ( Car and Driver - Automotive Glossary)
"A great deal of new technology has been introduced in the past decade, and much of the terminology used to describe it is complex and difficult to understand. So, on the off chance that there might be a term or two you can't define in your sleep, we hereby present the Car and Driver Technical Glossary" - Glossaire sur les outils (Tool Glossary - sears Canada)
"Have you ever been confused by some of the technical or specialist terms used in our assortment of hardware? We've built a glossary of easy to understand definitions to help you." - Glossaire du sonar (Reson - Glossary of Terms)
Abréviations et acronymes (Haut)
- Dictionnaire des acronymes (Acronym Finder)
"The Acronym Finder is a world wide web (WWW) searchable database of more than 232,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations." - Dictionnaire des acronymes (The WWW Acronym and Abbreviation Server)
- Dictionnaire des acronymes, symboles et abréviations scientifiques et techniques
(Wiley Interscience: Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations)
"Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations is a searchable, online resource published as an adjunct to content on Wiley InterScience." - Dictionnaire des abréviations et acronymes (Stands4.com)
"STANDS4.com created to be the leading Internet source for acronyms and
abbreviations. Total number of entries: 94090 Total number of categories: 71" - Dictionnaire des acronymes de l'informatique et d'internet (cknow.com Acronyms/definitions)
- Dictionnaire des acronymes militaires et technologiques (DoD/IT Acronym Listing)
"This website from Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS) provides a list of Department of Defense (DoD) specific acronyms and technology acronyms. - Dictionnaire des abréviations et acronymes en biotechnologie (BioABACUS)
"BioABACUS is a searchable database of abbreviations and acronyms in
Biotechnology... The data provided include the name of the term, its meaning, the category in which it is mostly used and, when available, a link in which additional information for the term can be found." - Dictionnaire des abréviations et acronymes en science de la santé (MediLexicon)
A dictionary of over 70,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare
acronyms and abbreviations. Plus other searches for the medical, pharmaceutical or healthcare professional - Dictionnaire des abréviations et acronymes en SIG, cartographie et tétédétection
(Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing)
"This dictionary decodes abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites.These abbreviations or acronyms, therefore, are not necessarily authoritative or standardized in format or content." - Dictionnaire des abréviations et acronymes sur le quaternaire (A Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations)
This dictionary contains acronyms and abbreviations that are common in
Quaternary studies. It includes acronyms for societies, projects, Government Agencies, and identifiers for radiocarbon and AMS laboratories and Museum collections. It also includes some often-encountered abbreviations for geographic entities, such as Canadian Provinces, US states, and countries. I have also included the two- and three-letter codes that are used as postal codes or internet country codes. 1645 entries - Liste des abréviations dans le transport maritime (RimShip Abbreviations in Shipping):
- Dictionnaire des acronymes financiers (Numa Dictionary of Derivatives Acronyms)
- Liste des acronymes en environnement (Compendium of Environmental Acronyms)
- Glossaire des acronymes en foresterie (Definitions for Forestry Acronyms and Initialisms)
"ACRONYM: A word formed from the initial letters of a group of words, such as RADAR (radio detection and ranging) and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization).
INITIALISM: A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or
expression, each letter being pronounced separately, such as RCMP and CBC."
Économie, finances et droit (Haut)
- Glossaire des brevets (Glossary of Patent Terms)
- Dictionnaire des affaires (Business Dictionary)
A remarkable selection of Business Dictionaries covering business terms from
a wide range of professional fields, such as Marketing, Real Estate, Finance & Investments and Banking. - BusinessDictionary.com
With over 20,000 definitions, BusinessDictionary.com covers every aspect of the business world. - Glossaires financiers (Bankrate's Financial Glossary) ( 24 sections)
Advice terms, ATM terms, Auto loan and leasing terms, Banking and the
economy terms, Bankruptcy terms, Checking terms, Credit card terms,
Credit repair terms, Credit union terms, Frugal U terms, Home equity terms, Insurance terms Investing terms, IRA terms, Money market terms,
Mortgage terms, Moving terms, Online banking terms, Personal and family
finance terms, Rate Trend Index terms, Real estate terms, Savings terms,
Small business terms, Taxes, - Glossaire de comptabilité (Accounting Terminology Guide)
"New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) General Committee on Public Relations has prepared this glossary as an educational tool for journalists who report on and interpret financial information." - Glossaire des termes financiers (Money 101 Glossary)
"A comprehensive A-to-Z listing of over 7,200 financial terms" - Glossaire des termes financiers (pdf) (NYSE Glossary of Financial Terms) (pdf).
- Glossaire des termes financiers (Ameritrade)
"Encounter an unfamiliar term? Look it up in our glossary of financial terms." - Glossaire d'économique (AmosWorld Economic Gloss*arama),
"Welcome to the AmosWEB ECONOMIC GLOSS*arama, an extensive
database of economic terms and concepts. This database currently contains
over 1,100 terms." - Glossaire d'économique (Joseph Stiglitz' Economics Dictionary)
- Glossaire d'économique (Online Glossary of Research Economics)
"What terms are in here? The guiding principle is that any term used in any
English-language economics research journal that is neither defined there,
nor common vocabulary among the mathematically literate belongs here.
This is a broad, inclusive list, because it seems that a glossary is more
useful that way. There are many terms from mathematics, statistics,
sociology, and so forth" - Glossaire du marketing (MarcommWise Glossary)
- Dictionnaire des termes légaux (canadien) (Duhaime's Law Dictionary)
"Researched, written in plain language and provided free of charge by
lawyer Lloyd Duhaime." - Lexique de termes légaux (américain) ('Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon)
"Welcome to what many consider the Net's Best Law Dictionary with
Thousands of Definitions & Explanations of Legal Terms, Phrases & Concepts." - Dictionnaire de droit (américain) (Law.com Dictionary)
- Glossaire de l'Union Européenne (BBC Euro-Glossary)
"BBC News Online untangles the jargon and acronyms that all to often
accompany media coverage of the European Union and its affairs." - Glossaire de politique américaine (U.S. Political Glossary)
Éducation, sciences humaines et religion (Haut)
- Glossaire linguistique (Linguistic Glossary)
- Glossaire de termes grammaticaux (Glossary of Grammatical Terms)
- Dictionnaire des sciences sociales (Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences)
*This social science dictionary has 1000 entries covering the disciplines of
sociology, criminology, political science and women's study with a commitment to Canadian examples and events and names" - Dictionnaire de philosophie (Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names)
"This is a concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy. What you will find here naturally reflects my own philosophical interests and convictions, but everything is meant to be clear, accurate, and fair, a reliable source of information on Western philosophy for a broad audience" - Glossaire d'anthropologie (Anthropology Glossary)
- Dictionnaire des langues dans le monde (Ethnologue: Languages of the World )
- Dictionnaire de la santé mentale (Mental Health Dictionary)
"The Online Dictionary of Mental Health is a global information resource and
research tool covering all of the disciplines contributing to our understanding of mental health . The Dictionary is an exercise in democratic psychiatry in
keeping with the traditions of the host site. Therefore there are no definitions here; instead there are links to many sites offering different viewpoints on issues in mental health" - Glossaire Meta Library (Meta Library Glossary)
"The Meta Library is a shared collection of topics, definitions, audio and video clips which cover the constructive interaction of science ethics, philosophy and religion." - Glossaire des termes du suicide et de l'éthique (Suicide Grief & Ethics Glossary)
"This site offers brief definitions of selected terms and acronyms from behavioral health, public health, death and dying, pain management, suicidology, criminal justice, and bioethics." - Dictionnaire des phobies (The Phobia List)
- Dictionnaire de théologie (Dictionary of Theology)
"Dictionaries are great tools. Theological dictionaries are even better. This list can help you learn what words mean and how they are used. Very helpful. There are 384 entries in the list that includes Christian, occult, and New Age terms." - Dictionnaire de l'Islam (Islamic Dictionary)
"English Translation of Arabic words " - Glossaire des termes relatifs à l'Islam (Glossary of Islamic Terms & Concepts )
"This glossary had its beginnings from the information contained in the booklet: Introducing Islam to Non-Muslims by Hussein Khalid Al-Hussein and Ahmad Hussein Sakr. Other terms not in that booklet are continually being added to this list now" - Glossaire des termes pâli ou bouddhiques (Glossary of Pali and Buddhist terms)
"This glossary covers many of the Pali words and technical terms that you may come across in the books and articles available on this website. The "[MORE]" link that follows some entries will take you to a more detailed article on the selected topic." - Glossaire de l'Holocauste ( Simon Wiesenthal Center Holocaust Glossary)
- Glossaire de l'Holocauste (Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust - Glossary)
- Dictionnaire de la Bible (Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire des noms dans la Bible (Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary)
"This dictionary is from "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible," published in the late 1800s. It contains more than 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings." - Dictionnaire sceptique (The Skeptic's Dictionary )
"A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (and how to think critically about them)" - Dictionnaire d'héraldique ( Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry)
- Dictionnaire de l'Antiquité ( Beazley Archive: Classical Dictionary)
- Dictionaire du Londres victorien (Dictionary of Victorian London)
"Welcome to the Victorian Dictionary ... a guide to the social history of Victorian London.This site is simply a resource for anyone interested in how life was lived in Victorian London." - Dictionnaire de prononciation anglaise ( The CMU Pronouncing Dictionary)
- Dictionnaire de rimes (The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary)
Communications et multimédia (Haut)
- Dictionnaire d'éditique (Desktop Publishing Dictionary)
"This dictionary of terminology contains layout, paper, printing, software, and
typograpy terms. It is a regularly updated with more common words and
phrases for desktop publishing. This is more than just a glossary. Most entries are mini-lessons on each subject with links to more detailed discussions and tutorials for each topic and links to related terms." - Dictionnaire du code morse (Morse Code and the Phonetic Alphabets)
"Java Morse Code Translator:The Java Morse code translator translates to and from Morse code and can play the Morse to you as sound. It runs on your computer and therefore is very quick. CGI Morse Code Translator:The CGI Morse code translator translates to and from Morse code and can play the Morse to you as sound. It runs on a computer in America and so could be slow if you wanted to listen to the Morse. Morse Code:A listing of the Morse code, including punctuation and non-English letters. Phonetic Alphabets:A listing of the
more common phonetic alphabets (of the alpha, bravo, charlie type)." - Signalisation par sémaphore (Semaphore Flag Signalling System)
- Glossaire des télécommunications (Glossary of Telecommunication Terms)
"This document is the hypertext version of Federal Standard 1037C, Glossary of Telecommunication Terms, 1996." - Dictionnaire du langage des signes (ASL) (Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms)
"Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs, but does not hear. New word definitions are being added, and this will soon bring the total number of ASL terms to more than 1270! Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers 1-10." - Glossaire d'audio-électronique (Glossary of MIDI and Digital Audio Terms)
- Glossaire de la télévision digitale (Digital Television: Glossary)
- Glossaire de l'industrie télévisuelle (TV Jargon)
"Definitions to TV Industry Terminology" - Glossaire de la photographie digitale (Kodak Digital Learning Center Glossary of Terms)
"This chapter contains a comprehensive list of digital imaging terminology. The purpose of this chapter is to give us the tools to speak the same "language" so we can more clearly communicate." - Glossaire de la photographie digitale (Glossary - Digital Photography Review )
- Glossaire de la photographie (Kodak Glossary of Photographic Terms)
- Glossaire du cinéma et de la vidéo (Kodak Glossary of Film/Video Terms)
- Glossaire de l'audio-visuel (Audio/Video Glossary)
"Here you can find definitions for most common technical terms used in audio and video." - Glossaire du cinéma (IMDB Movie Terminology Glossary)
"Welcome to the Internet Movie Database's online film glossary. Here, you will find definitions of terms and phrases frequently used in the world of movies, film, acting, and cinemagoing." - Dictionnaire de la reliure (Bookbinding: Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology)
"Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology" - Dictionnaire de bibliothéconomie (ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science)
"ODLIS is designed to be a hypertext reference resource for library and information science professionals, university students and faculty, and users of all types of libraries" - Glossaire de bibliothéconomie (Glossary of Library Terms)
- Glossaire de bibliothéconomie (angl.-all.) (Library Glossary)
"This glossary contains about 90,000 technical terms and abbreviations about libraries, books and data processing. It is intended to be a resource for librarians and other users."
Beaux-arts et littérature (Haut)
- Thésaurus de l'art et de l'architecture (Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus On Line)
"The AAT is a structured vocabulary containing around 125,000 terms and other information about concepts. Terms in AAT may be used to describe art, architecture, decorative arts, material culture, and archival materials. The coverage of the AAT ranges from Antiquity to the present, and the scope is global." - Glossaire technique du théatre (Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms)
"Welcome to the Biggest Theatre Glossary on the Web, now in its sixth year.
OVER 1410 TERMS NOW LISTED" - Glossaire de la fresque (Fresco Definition & Glossary of Terms)
- Glossaire du vitrail (Stained Glass Glossary)
- Dictionnaire des arts visuels (ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art)
"Welcome to ArtLex. You will find definitions for more than 3,300 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images,
pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references." - Glossaire du graffiti (The Official Graffiti Glossary)
- Dictionnaire du ballet (ABT Ballet Dictionary)
"Welcome to American Ballet Theatre's Online Ballet Dictionary, a unique interactive resource designed to bring danceto the Web and make it accessible to everyone.
Dover Publications has graciously allowed the use of 170 terms fromthe Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet, which are then demonstrated by ABT Company dancers." - Dictionnaire abrégé des compositeurs (Dr.Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dict. of Composers)
"The dictionary contains:
* basic and accurate biographical information on more than 500 composers
* a growing number of biographical essays
* links to additional information at other web sites
* links to books and CDs about composers
* links to sheet music" - Dictionnaire des termes de l'opéra (Pronouncing Dictionary of Opera Terms)
- Glossaire des termes de musique (Essentials of Music - Glossary)
"This section will introduce you to the terms used most often to talk about music. All the terms are clearly defined and linked to other related terms. In many cases you will be able to listen to an example chosen to illustrate the term." - Glossaire du roman policier (Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang)
- Lexique Harry Potter (Harry Potter Lexicon)
- Glossaire de rhétorique (Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples )
- Glossaire des termes littéraires (Glossary of Literary Terms)
- Glossaire des termes dans Chaucer (Basic Chaucer Glossary)
- Glossaire de termes shakespeariens (Shakespearean Glossary)
"As many people have noticed when they read Shakespeare, the English language has changed a bit in the last four hundred years. So here is a glossary of some of the words that Shakespeare used in his plays that are either unfamiliar or have changed their meaning."
Biographies et citations (Haut)
- Dictionnaire biographique (Biography.com)
- Dictionnaire biographique Who2 (Who2 Biographical Database)
"For each famous figure, Who2 gives you the hard facts you're most likely looking for: birth and death dates, famous works, notorious trivia. Then -- in case that's not enough -- we sift the Web and pick out the four best sites for additional detail" - Dictionnaire biographique du Canada (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
"It is with great pleasure that we invite you to explore the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture, thanks to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. There, you will meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada.This first phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1920 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years" - Dictionnaire biographique des scientifiques canadiens (science.ca - Scientists)
"Now listing the profiles for 213 Canadian scientists in 36 areas of expertise." - Dictionnaire biographique (Biographical Dictionary) >
"This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have
shaped our world from ancient times to the present day." - Liste biographique des prix Nobel (The Nobel Prize Internet Archive)
"Welcome to the Nobel Prize Internet Archive! Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded annually as per Alfred Nobel's last will and testament. This site maintains information on all winners in all categories." - Dictionnaire biographique de la Nouvelle-Zélande (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography)
"This website contains over 3,000 biographies of New Zealanders who have 'made their mark' on this country. It does not include people who are alive.This site includes the collected biographies originally published in the printed Dictionary of New Zealand Biography series between 1990 and 2000, and in the parallel Maori-language series, Nga Tangata Taumata Rau" - Dictionnaire de citations (Barlett Familiar Quotations)
"This tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations and was the first new edition of John Bartlett’s corpus to be published after his death in 1905—the new editor, however, choosing more to supplement than revise the work of the first name in quotations" - Dictionnaire de citations en sciences (A Short Dictionary of Scientific Quotations)
"A collection of quotations about science by scientists and other writers both
ancient and modern." - Dictionnaire des pseudonymes (Nom de Guerre - Pseudonyms and Aliases)
"The Definitive (most likely!) List of Pseudonyms Used by Entertainment
Personalities, Athletes, Writers and Historical Figures, with a Few Other
Individuals Thrown In For Idol Curiosity :-)" - Dictionnaire des prénoms (First Names and What They Mean)
"OVER 6,000 FIRST NAMES IN OUR DATABASE" - Dictionnaire étymologique des prénoms (Behind the Name)
"This website looks at the etymology (i.e. the linguistic origin, or meaning)
and history of all types of given names."
Sports et loisirs (Haut)
- Dictionnaire des noeuds (Roper's Knot Index)
- Glossaire du cigare (Cigar Glossary)
"Welcome to the Epicurus Cigar Glossary! Many people, both men and women, have taken up the art of cigar smoking. Yet most haven't a clue about what cigars are all about. With this Cigar Glossary, we hope to clarify any questions you may have on the subject." - Glossaire du cigare (Cigar Glossary)
- Glossaire de la bicyclette (Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Glossary)
"Many of these terms have general meanings as well as special bicycle-related meanings. This glossary deals only with the bicycle-related applications of these terms." - Liste des races de chiens (AKC List of Recognized Breeds)
"Start here to learn more about the 150 different breeds recognized by the AKC." - Liste des races de chats (CFA Breeds)
"CFA presently recognizes 37 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class, and 3 breeds as Miscellaneous. Our breed profiles below present a brief look at each breed's history, characteristics and personality. The historical breed articles give an indepth and detailed look at the history of a bree" - Liste des races de chevaux (Horse Breeds of the World)
- Lexique des termes d'aviron (Rowing in Canada - Glossary)
- Glossaire de la voile (Glossary of Sailing Terms)
- Glossaire de la chasse (Hunting Net - Glossary)
"Hunting Net is equipped with an online glossary to help you with any unfamiliar terms " - Glossaire des armes à feu (Firearms Glossary)
"This glossary hardly covers all firearms terms, but it does list a few of those that are most misused in reportage and proposed legislation" - Glossaire d'escrime (Glossary of Fencing Terms)
- Glossaire des sports:soccer, hockey, football, basketball (Sports Glossaries)
"Click on a sport below for definitions of its most important terms and phrases" - Dictionnaire du football américain (Football Dictionary)
- Glossaire numismatique (Coin Collecting Lingo)
"Like all collectibles, the rare coin market has its own terms and slang. The
following is a brief definition and explanation of the most frequently used
coin collecting terms" - Dictionnaire des arts martiaux (Martial Arts Dictionary and Glossary)
- Glossaire du sumo (Sumo Glossary)
- Glossaire du culturisme (Bodybuilding Jargon)
"Bodybuilding has its own special language. In this section, we have defined some of the terms of this sport, and their respective meanings" - Dictionnaire des rêves (Dreaming@SWOON)
- Glossaire du bridge (Bridge Glossary)
"This glossary includes definitions of both technical terms and "bridge slang"; the latter is designated as such." - Dictionnaire du poker (Dan's Poker Dictionary)
"Welcome to Dan's Poker Dictionary, a lexicographic exploration of the most
popular card game on earth (i.e., a big page full of poker words). " - Dictionnaire du poker (Planet Poker Dictionary of Poker)
"Welcome to Planet Poker's online poker dictionary. Written by Michael
Wiesenberg, this is the most complete and authoritative poker dictionary
in the world. " - Glossaire du backgammon (Backgammon Glossary)
"A list of terms and jargon specific to the game of backgammon, with definitions" - Dictionnaire des quilles (The Bowler's Dictionary)
"Common Bowling Terms and Their Definitions" - Dictionnaire du textile (Textile dictionary)
- Dictionnaire visuel de la mode (Bissonnette on Costume - A Visual Dictionary of Fashion)
"Enter the world of fashion and witness the changes in silhouettes, accessories, lingerie and hairstyles from the 18th to the 20th century" - Dictionnaire d'argot des années '60 ( 60's Slang)
"In the early 60's, as today, the young people had a different lingo and it, as today, drove our parents nuts. These are a few of the slang words that were used in the sixties." - Dictionnaire d'argot australien (Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary)
- Glossaire des bruits dans les BD (Ka-boum! Dictionary of ComicbookWords)
"Based on the Latest Conclusions of the Most Dubious Wordologists & Comprising Many Hundreds of New Words which Modern Literature, Science & Philosophy have Neglected to Acknowledge as True, Proper & Useful Terms & Which Have Never Before Been Published in Any Lexicon" - Dictionnaire des mots croisés (Amo's Online Crossword Puzzle Dictionary)
"Currently more than 170,000 wordsWith this online crossword puzzle
dictionary,you can find any word that matches a specific pattern of letters.
For example, a search with « ***e*s » will give you all 6 letter words with
an « E » in fourth position and the letter « S » in sixth position.
The stars * indicate unknown letters." - Fun With Words: Glossary of Fun Words
"This glossary contains three types of fun words: words that are unusually specific and therefore perfect for certain situations" - Dictionnaire des "pseudo" mots (Pseudodictionary)
"Currently » 15304 live words. Hello, and welcome to pseudodictionary,
the place where words you've made up can become part of an actual
online dictionary! slang, webspeak, colloquialisms...you name it" - Dictionnaire d'images ASCII (Ascii Art Dictionary)
Construction et rénovation (Haut)
Cuisine et boissons (Haut)
- Dictionnaire des termes de nourriture (Epicurius Food Dictionary)
"Know saté from sauté, semifreddo from spoom? Search our dictionary of more than 4,000 food terms and you'll never have to eat your words." - Glossaire des termes de cuisine (Food Lover's Glossary)
- Dictionnaire des aliments et des vins (International Recipes Online- Food & Wine Dictionary)¨>
- Glossaire de la cuisine en plein air (Glossary of Outdoor Cooking)
"The glossary is intended to give a rational base for building your skill and
repertoire as a master of the grill. As we, together, find other definitions
fit the need, we'll add them." - Glossaire de la fromagerie (Cheesemaking Glossary)
- Vocabulaire sushi (Sushi Vocabulary)
"Here's a glossary of Japanese sushi terms to help you figure out just what
you're ordering in a sushi bar." - Glossaire du sushi (Glossary of sushi-related terms )
"This page contains a list of some sushi-related words and phrases which you might find on this site or in a sushi bar. This page lists short definitions; in many cases the links under each term lead to further information." - Glossaire du végétarisme (Vegetarian Glossary)
- Glossaire de la saucisse et charcuterie (Glossary of Sausages and Prepared Meats)
"The sausages and meats are listed alphabetically. The group to which each sausage belongs is indicated next to the name of the sausage" - Glossaire de la bière (Samuel Adams Beer Glossary)
"Finally a dictionary of specialized terms and definitions that sticks to what is really important: Beer." - Glossaire des styles de bières (AlaBev.com - Glossary of Styles)
- Glossaire du brassage (AlaBev.com - Brewing Glossary)
- Glossaire du brassage maison (How to Brew - Glossary)
"The glossary of specialized terms on this page is divided into two groups
-Basic and Advanced - to help you get started right away and let you progress as far as you like." - Dictionnaire des cépages (Winegrape Glossary)
The following Wine-grape Glossary is designed to aid individuals interested
in knowing something about the fruit that is transformed into his or her favorite wine" - Dictionnaire des termes du vin (Epicurious Wine Dictionary)
"In our Wine Dictionary, you'll find more than 3,500 entries — from basic tasting terms to top-tier vineyards — that relate to wine. " - Glossaire de la dégustation du vin (Glossary of Wine-Tasting Terminology)
- Glossaire de la fabrication du vin (Glossary of winemaking terms)
- Glossaire des termes du vin (Grapestompers-Glossary of Wine Terms)
"This page contains definitions of the most common winemaking terms" - Dictionnaire sonore des termes du vin (The "living" Wine Dictionary)
"Now with over 1060 words and 660 "live" Pronunciations" - Lexique du vin (Wine Lover's Page Wine Lexicon) (contient fichiers sonores)
"Welcome to Wine Lexicon, our unique pronouncing dictionary of wine-related words and phrases, where you can look up hundreds of common wine terms, read their definitions and hear them pronounced"