num_pages: 428
description: A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering is one of the latest additions to the market leading Oxford Paperback Reference series. In over 8500 clear and concise alphabetical entries and with many helpful line drawings it provides definitions and explanations for mechanical engineering terms inthe core areas of design stress analysis dynamics and vibrations thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.Topics covered include heat transfer combustion control lubrication robotics instrumentation and measurement. Where relevant the dictionary also touches on related subject areas such as acoustics bioengineering chemical engineering civil engineering aeronautical engineering environmentalengineering and materials science.To expand its coverage the dictionary also lists useful entry-level web links which are regularly updated on a dedicated companion website of the dictionary. Extensively cross-referenced this excellent new volume is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of its kind. It is anessential reference for students of mechanical engineering and for anyone with an interest in the subject.
language: English
title: A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering
publisher: Oxford University Press