Examples of these abbreviation fields are atomic physics, qunatum mechanics, optics, etc. This work also serves as a pronunciation dictionary. Cambridge Illustrated Thesaurus of Physics . Cambridge University Press, 1984. Science Reference Length of the definitions vary from a sentence to several paragraphs.
Colored illustrations abound to aid in clarifying the terminology.
Unlike other dictionaries, the terms are arranged under their respective physics disciplines. For example, terms dealing with mechanics, are alphabetically arranged under the broad topic of mechanics. Encyclopedia of Physics . Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. Science Reference Articles on gauge theories, quantum chromodynamics, electroweak theory, and grand unified theories have been added to this edition.