A comprehensive list of the most important scientific terms used at lower secondary school level. The headword list and definitions are common to a range of geographic regions. There are over 1300 entries, with pronunciation guides for more difficult words. Although linked by title to the World of Science series, the dictionary can be used independently in any lower secondary science classroom.

 

There are 176 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 1999 by Oxford University Press Australia .