Translation Glossaries from the Web

Ballentine’s Law Dictionary, 3rd edition.

Irish politics and history

This dictionary aims to provide a one-stop source of information about all medical and scientific terms. It contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. This dictionary includes acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards, institutions, pro... View more

Arabic - French - English Dictionary of Semitic Cultures, by H. Aboudi. 2nd Ed. 1991, Beirut: Cross Press. Excellent value in that it is the only such dictionary ever published in the Middle East. PDF format.

A dictionary with words and expressions you might come across while reading articles about the Swedish military system and regiments during the day of the Allotment System (1682 - 1901).

A short glossary about Environmental Education

Glossary of the various forms of Body Art from The American Museum of Natural History.

Interesting glossary of railway terms. English - Spanish and Spanish - English

A collection of Naval slang, abbreviations, legends and historical tit-bits which was originally compiled by Commander A. Covey-Crump, RN, a former Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Information. The first edition appeared on 17th May, 1955. It is re-produced here and provides a valuable resource for researchers looking for answers to many histo... View more

Music Dictionary Online's primary purpose is, in the case of non-English words and phrases, to offer translations and, more generally, and where appropriate, to offer explanations and comments about general (non-musical) and specialist (i.e. musical, etc.) terms that might be found in musical scores, books on music, web sites, CD notes, concert pro... View more

The terms and in this glossary are important to practicing biologists and paleontologists in various fields.

English-English; colloquial words & expressions: explanation, history, examples.

The site offers the English translation and the romanization of Korean studies terms.

The Thesaurus of Korean Historical Terms is a reference for looking up terms effectively. It contains index and search words, and also defines various relations (similar, related, and hierarchical) between terms.

ecology, botany, paleogeography, biology, chemistry glossary

20 000 entries covering all disciplines of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, logic, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of history, social philosophy, philosophy of language, theory of action, decision theory, ethcis, aesthetics) - plus topical entries of philosophical re... View more

Terminology of European Monetary Integration. Downloadable PDF file.

Multilingual database of plants, animals, birds, and minerals and stones. Partial or complete search allowed, as well as wildcard use.

The site as a whole also includes extensive information on the nature and geography of the Cappadocia region.

Degree of accuracy of the equivalents provided is decent, but not all entries have equivale... View more

FOLDOC is a searchable dictionary of acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, history, in fact anything to do with computing.

The dictionary has been growing since 1985 under the... View more

Figures of speech, words, slang, terms for cultural phenomena: explanation and etymology. Some entries are actually mini-essays. About 100 pages of text; about 500 entries.

The Dictionary contains illustrated explanations of names, technical terms, and other vocabulary relating to Greek history, myth, geography, art and architecture. It is constantly being updated and expanded.

(From the introduction to the document) This is a preliminary working glossary begun in order to sort through the rich but confusing and often contradictory terminology used in reference to Andean textiles. Inclusion of verbatim terms and definitions from the literature does not imply accepted usage, but rather is for discussion purposes. Although ... View more

Glossary of military terms and acronyms.

On these pages, I present solid information on (currently) 117 different spice plants. Emphasis is on their usage in ethnic cuisines, particularly in Asia; furthermore, I discuss their history, chemical constituents, and the etymology of their names. Last but not least, there are numerous photos featuring the live plants or the dried spices

Comprehensive dictionary of musical terms and names from many languages.

Includes musical terms entered from various languages - mostly European; all explanations are in English. Enriched with notations and charts, apart from etymological and historical background of the terms used.

"dolmetsch online" The Dolmetsch family has dev... View more

Terms related to various phases and periods of Jewish history, from the biblical times to the Holocaust and the state of Israel. Source terms are in various languages: Hebrew, English, German, Yiddish, Arabic (the ones using non-Latin alphabets having been transliterated into English); explanations and definitions are in English.

Alphabetical glossary, just in English. More than four thousand definitions of concepts and identifications of names, groups, places and important dates in the history of religious movements. You will find the glossary of terms is extensively cross-referenced, and each of the cross referenced terms is accessible with a single click.

The Encyclopedia of Marxism aims to be the most complete reference guide to Marxism, the working class, and revolution in the world. We present these words uniquely with a Marxist analysis & critique, and we try to lay bare these words so there can be a shared understanding, a lucidity that exposes our diverse roots of thought and history, and expl... View more

Glossary of terms related to family history, originally compiled for a study on Gambatesa.

Norwegian online encyclopedia - over 64,000 entries

This is where you will find wide-ranging basic information concerning the history, production, properties and uses of aluminium in the past and the present, and gain an insight into the multifarious activities of the aluminium industry.
English and German definitions in their respective pages; no definitions in French, and French equivalents a... View more

Interface for translating terms used in heraldry

This list of mostly technical terms is provided as a service to those not familiar with them. Many of them are in general use in anatomy, others restricted to birds.

Italian only glossary of photographic terms, with clear explanations. Many terms from history of photography. Also contains links to 2 English sources used as basis for this glossary

Incomplete, but useful list of weapons employed throughout history, including prehistory.

Descriptions of artillery pieces and equipment, as well as some information on their origins and use.

Glossaries compiled by Victor Dewsberry. Available English<->German

An excellent collection of resources and links including film sound biography, film sound history, terminology etc. etc

A site dedicated to the discipline of film studies and its component parts, film history, criticism, theory, and concepts & definitions.