Technology - Reference, Dictionaries - French Language
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Overview
This two volume set consists of some 100,000 keywords in both French and English, drawn from the whole range of modern applied science and technical terminology. Expertly compiled by an international team of subject terminologists, over 70 subject ares are covered, including in-depth treatment of the more established areas such as:Transportation * Engineering * Chemistry * Geology * Computer Technology * Production Engineering * Physics * Electricity * Construction * Railways * Data Processing * Mechanical Engineering
. . . and full coverage of rapidly developing areas such as:
Quality Assurance * Space Technology * Telecommunications * Nuclear Technology * Recycling * Fuelless Energy Sources * Geophysics * Pollution * Safety Engineering * Chemical Technology * Military Technology
Key Features:
Market Research: Features such as the type and balance of subject areas and the use of marginal markers, for ease of reference, have been incorporated as a direct result of consulting with dictionary users.
Term Specialists: The term list has been checked by 100 sources including experts from Abbey Road Studios * AFNOR * Apple France * AT&T/NCR * Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique * Charbonnages de France * CIBA GEIGY Limited * Elf Aquitaine Production * France Télécom * Harvard University * Hewlett-Packard * Imperial College London * Institute of Energy * Kodak Limited * Météo France * Michelin Tyre plc * Prince Edward Island Food Technology Centre * Swiss Federal Railways * Société Mathématique de France * Texaco Limited * Université deParis V, VI et VIII * University of Cambridge
Native Speakers: All stages of compilation have included native speakers of French as well as English
Editorials
Booknews
measures, and temperatures. listed separately and in the text, and conversion tables for weights, A sophisticated, high quality bilingual technical dictionary that extensive cross-references, geographic usage labels, abbreviations covers the whole range of modern technology and the scientific knowledge that underlies it. It contains a broad base of terminology drawn from traditional areas of technology, but also includes the vocabulary of newly prominent subject areas such as fuelless energy sources, safety engineering, and quality assurance. Volume 1 (11224-9, $125) is French-English and Volume 2 (11225-7, $125) English-French. Some 100,000 references are given in each language. Features include full treatment of variant translations, subject labels and contexts, Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 20, 1994
Publisher
London : Routledge, 1994.
Pages
1760
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780415056700