Written especially for students learning science through English. The Longman Dictionary of Scientific Usage shows the meaning of over 10,000 termans and how to use them in the correct scientific way. The entries are arranged in 125 sets covering all the important areas of the sciences of biology, physics, and chemistry, and presented, by means of examples, collocations, and notes, to bring out differences in meaning and usage. There is an opening section on basic scientific terminology, containing a special set on scientific affixation. All terms are indexed and illustrations are provided throughout.
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