Emeriti mechanical engineers Atkins (U. of Reading) and Escudier (U. of Liverpool) define terms that they believe practicing colleagues, students and other newcomers to the field, and non-native English speakers might want to look up. They have sought a balance between succinctness suitable to a pocket dictionary and thoroughness suitable to a professional reference. Diagrams, graphs, and formula are used throughout. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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 alphabetical entries, and with many helpful line drawings, 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.
To expand its coverage, the dictionary also lists useful entry-level web links which are regularly updated on a dedicated companion website of the dictionary. Extensively cross-referenced, 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.
