Definitions & Acronyms

Acronyms, initialisms & abbreviations dictionary.
Call Number: Reference. P365 .A28
Acronyms are words formed by joining the initial letters of a series of words.
McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms.
Call Number: Reference. Q123 .M34 1994
One of the most complete and authoritative dictionaries of science and engineering.
McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology.
Call Number: Reference. Q121 .M3 2002
Authoritative articles with lists of additional readings.
Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia.
Call Number: Reference. Q121 .V3 1995
What's what: a visual glossary of the physical world.
Call Number: Reference. AG250 .B7
Pictures of common things (airplanes, cars, buildings, tractors, etc.) with arrows pointing to parts with definitions.

Civil Engineering

Dictionary of Civil Engineering. 4th ed.
Call Number: Reference. TA9.S35 1993
Scott, John S.
New York: Chapman & Hall, 1993.

Computer Science & Computer Engineering

BABEL
A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms
FOLDOC
Free Online Dictionary of Computing.
Google
Simply type in "define: " followed by the term or phrase you want defined.
IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology.
Call Number: Reference. QA76.758.I44

Electrical Engineering

HyperDictionary
The IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Term.
Call Number: Reference. TK9 .I478 1997
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. S.l.: IEEE, 1997.
Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Call Number: Reference. TK9 .W55 1999
New York: John Wiley & Sons.
McGraw-Hill Electronics Dictionary.
Call Number: Reference. TK7804 .M354 1997
Sclater, Neil & J. Markus.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Electronic Terms.
Call Number: Reference. TK7804 .T7 1984
Traister, John E. & R. J. Traister.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1984.

Industrial Engineering

Dimensioning and Tolerancing American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Call Number: Reference. T379 .A43 1994)
New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1995.
Engineering Handbook. 2nd ed. The Electrical Engineering Handbook Series.
Call Number: Reference. TA151 .E424
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2005.
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Mathematics for Engineers and Applied Scientists.
Call Number: Reference. TA330 .S66
New York: Pergamon Press, 1976.
Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals: Eshbach's Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals. 4th ed.
New York: Wiley, 1990.
Call Number: Reference. TA151 .E8 1990.
Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering. 4th ed.
Call Number: Reference. TJ9 .N28
Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1996.

Material Engineering

Encyclopedia of materials science and engineering.
Call Number: Reference. TA402 .E53 1986b
Bever, Michael B.
New York: Pergamon Press; 1986.
Encyclopedia/handbook of materials, parts, and finishes.
Call Number: Reference. TA402 .E5
Clauser, Henry R.
Westport, CT: Technomic Pub. Co., 1976.
Dictionary of metalworking terms
Call Number: Reference. TJ9 .C6
Cowell, Gerald W.
Cincinnati, OH: Advance Book Pub. Co., 1971.
A comprehensive coverage of terms used in numerical control, drafting, sheet metal working, pipefitting, welding, foundry, metals and heat treatment, machine shop and shop mathematics.
Dictionary of Metal Terminology.
MetalMart International.2004.

Architectural Engineering

Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction (5 volumes).
Call Number: Ref NA31.E59 1988
New York: Wiley, 1988.
Short articles on all aspects of architecture and construction.
Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction.
Call Number: Ref TA9.W44 1997
New York: Wiley, 1997.
Illustrated Dictionary of Building: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Practitioners and Students.
Call Number: Ref TH9.B72 1997.
Oxford, GB: Butterworth Heinemann, 1997.
Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary.
Call Number: Ref TH9.M4 1985
Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1985.