Open Questions: Glossaries of Scientific Terms

Quick definitions of some of the terms used on this site Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Mathematics Life Sciences Psychology and Cognitive Science Technology

Links to other scientific glossaries Physics Astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology Mathematics Life sciences Computers and technology Earth and environmental sciences

There are a number of other useful glossaries at other sites on the Web.

For a general list of scientific glossaries and dictionaries, see Open Directory Project: Science Dictionaries or its mirror at Google

Here are some of the better glossaries that we know about:

Physics

• Particle Adventure Glossary
• Particle Physics Glossary - at Interactions.org
• ATLAS Glossary of High-Energy Physics
• Neutron Scattering WWW Pages Glossary
• Theoretical Physics: Glossary
• SLAC Virtual Visitor Center Glossary
• Types of particles and forces - by Phil Bradley
• Physics Glossary - at the Web site of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

Astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology

• Imagine the Universe Dictionary - A very extensive glossary covering astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology, at NASA's Imagine the Universe site.
• Astronomy Unbound - Includes an extensive glossary provided by Stuart Clark
• James Schombert's Astronomy/Physics Glossary - Most of the entries are really short encylopedia articles
• Astronomy Notes Glossary - By Nick Strobel, at Astronomynotes.com.
• A Glossary for Aspiring Cosmologists - By Roger Hildebrand
• Level 5 Astronomy Glossary - Extensive and detailed
• AstroGlossary - Good list covering most areas of astronomy, at StarDate Online
• The Center for Particle Astrophysics Particle Physics Glossary - More about astronomy and astrophysics than particle physics
• ESA Space Science Glossary - Much general science too
• Wormhole in the Cosmos Glossary
• Foundations of Modern Cosmology: Cosmology Key Terms
• Stellar Evolution and Death Glossary
• Spacetime Wrinkles Glossary - Emphasis is on relativity.
• BIMA Glossary - Radio astronomy
• Astronomy.com Glossary - Includes hobby information
• The Nine Planets Glossary - emphasis on Solar system terms
• Terms and Definitions - at Views of the Solar System

Mathematics

• MacTutor History of Mathematics Glossary
• Glossary of Mathematical Terms - At the Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles site.
• The Prime Glossary
• Number Theory Glossary
• Math Glossary of Terms - Mostly elementary

Life sciences

• Online Biology Book Glossary - Good general glossary by M. J. Farabee.
• UCMP Glossary - Covers 8 different areas of life science (and geology)
• BioTech's Life Science Dictionary - Searchable by term and definition content
• Online Biology Dictionary - Extensive coverage, with definitions of hundreds of terms
• Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Online version of a published glossary of nearly 3000 terms, by David M. Glick
• Biology Dictionary - Many definitions, maintained by Susan A. Hagedorn.
• NABIR Bioremediation Glossary - Many general biological terms, from Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research.
• National Human Genome Research Institute Glossary of Genetic Terms
• Human Genome Project Information Genome Glossary - Maintained by the U. S. Human Genome Project.
• Genomics Glossaries and Taxonomies - Over 4000 definitions, provided by Cambridge Healthtech Institute.
• Genetics Home Reference Glossary - Emphasizes genetics and medicine, provided by U. S. National Library of Medicine
• Dictionary of Genetics - short list, at James Cook University (Australia)
• Functional Genomics Glossary - extensive, detailed list, with links to related glossaries for cell biology, gene expression, bioinformatics, and related topics
• The Visual Embryo Glossary - Concentrates on terms in human embryology
• Human Evolution - Part of an extensive BBC site
• MedTerms Medical Dictionary - Part of MedicineNet.com.
• Cancer Page Glossary - Terms related to cancer, from CancerPage.com.
• Evolution Glossary - Part of PBS evolution site.
• The Leakey Foundation Glossary - human evolution and paleoanthropology
• Human Genome Glosssary - From the Wellcome Trust
• 2can Bioinformatics Glossary - Covers bioinformatics and molecular biology
• Brain Explorer Glossary - neurosciences

Computers and technology

• Webopedia: Online Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms - Extensive, searchable by keyword or category, regularly updated. Also provides external links to relevant sites.
• Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing - Over 5 megabytes of definitions of more that 13,000 computing terms.
• The Metacomputer: Glossary - Computers and distributed computing.
• Nanotechnology Now Nanotechnology Glossary - Quite extensive
• Internet Users' Glossary - Somewhat dated list of Internet-related terms
• IC Knowledge Glossary of Semiconductor Terminology
• Whatis.com: Look It Up - Searchable/browsable dictionary of computer, networking, and telecommunications terms.

Earth and environmental sciences

• Geologylink Glossary
• USGS Earthquake Hazards Visual Glossary

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