Dictionary of Automotive Engineering provides a definition of terms used in automotive engineering. The coverage of the dictionary includes words, terms, and slangs that have an automotive connotation. The book also provides illustrations to help clarify some meaning. The text will be of great use to both novice and experienced automotive engineers.
A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary covering all aspects of automobile engineering. Throughout the text quotations are given from English magazines and newspapers to show how the terms are used in real life". The main words and derived terms are clearly identified."
This handy, ready-reference dictionary provides the automotive engineer, technician, mechanic, student, enthusiast or layperson with a single source for the most up-to-date definitions available of technical, professional and informal terminology used in today s automotive world. It is descriptive and covers the wide scope of terms pertinent to the automotive field. With multiple definitions and aids, and proper pronunciation of terms, this dictionary is a must for all!
Dictionary of Automotive Engineering is a dictionary of different terms employed in the field of automotive engineering. The book contains over two-thousand entries, each of which features the definition of both frequently used and newly coined terms and their etymologies. The book is in American English, making it more easily understandable by different nationalities. Engineers, mechanics, laymen who work in the automotive industry, and automotive enthusiasts, especially those new to the field will find the guide helpful and convenient.
A Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering is one of the latest additions to the market leading Oxford Paperback Reference series. In over 8,500 clear and concise A to Z entries, it provides definitions and explanations for mechanical engineering terms in the core areas of design, stress analysis, dynamics and vibrations, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. Topics covered include heat transfer, combustion, control, lubrication, robotics, instrumentation, and measurement. Where relevant, the dictionary also touches on related subject areas such as acoustics, bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, environmental engineering, and materials science. Useful entry-level web links are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website to expand the coverage of the dictionary. Cross-referenced and including many line drawings, this excellent new volume is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of its kind. It is an essential reference for students of mechanical engineering and for anyone with an interest in the subject.
Offers an illustrated reference resource for answering automotive-related questions. Revised and updated to include more current advances in technology.
Without vision you may not succeed, so the vision for SAE International's Dictionary of Automotive Engineering is to become the most comprehensive automotive engineering reference for professionals and students alike. This authoritative reference provides clearly written, easy-to-understand definitions for over 1,800 terms used in automotive engineering worldwide. Unlike a standard dictionary that provides only definitions, the SAE International's Dictionary for Automotive Engineers provides a unique level of details including: In-depth definitions including formulas and equations where appropriate. Over 300 full-color illustrations to provide clarity for a definition, component, or system identification. References to relevant SAE Standards to direct the read to additional information beyond a practical definition. Coverage of newer technologies such as electric vehicles, automated vehicles, hydrogen fuel. Organized in alphabetical order, readers will find most acronyms are listed first followed by the term then the definition to mimic conventional usage of acronyms within the industry. Whether you use the print or eBook addition, SAE International's Dictionary of Automotive Engineering exceeds similar resources providing readers with comprehensive view of all SAE offers by providing SAE Standard Identification whenever appropriate.
"The Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary provides researchers, working engineers, students, and those in related disciplines with the definitions of all the terms and acronyms used in today's electrical and electronics literature. This comprehensive resource saves time by presenting the desired information in the place it is first looked up - and in a straightforward manner that allows this content to be more readily assimilated." "Utilizing information drawn from textbooks, handbooks, treatises, instruction manuals, theses, articles, reports, and Usenet postings, the Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary is the most complete dictionary covering the entire field of electrical and electronics engineering."--BOOK JACKET.
