The Facts on File Dictionary of Physics . About 2,000 entries for the most commonly used terms in physics. Includes a list of chemical elements and conversion factors. A New Dictionary of Physics . This is an excellent work, both for the general public and for physicists.
Entries are usually brief, but some are one-half page.
H. Dictionary of Effects and Phenomena in Physics . Presents an overview of about 400 effects and phenomena, a bibliography, a chronology of effects and information about the discoveries of effects. The most important work to cover the literature of physics. Articles are extremely comprehensive and contain extensive bibliographic references. J. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics and Mathematics .