Merriam-Webster’s Visual Dictionary: Second Edit
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Enrich the mind and discover something new with each turn of the page in this delightful book for visual learners, curious kids, or students new to English!
This beautifully illustrated visual dictionary incorporates nearly 25,000 terms and their definitions into 8,000 full-color illustrations of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life.
2,000 new and updated illustrations, including many from the fields of technology, medical equipment, and energyClear, concise definitions from the word experts at Merriam-WebsterEighteen chapters and 115 corresponding themes include a wide variety of fields including astronomy, the earth, human beings, the animal kingdom, plants and gardening, house and do-it-yourself, food, arts and architecture, clothing, science and energy, sports and games, and much more
The perfect book for work, school, self-study, research, or simple browsing.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Merriam-Webster, Inc.; 2nd edition (October 1, 2012)
Language : English
Hardcover : 1152 pages
ISBN-10 : 0877791511
ISBN-13 : 978-0877791515
Item Weight : 5.88 pounds
Dimensions : 7.75 x 2.3 x 10 inches
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Michael S. Corwin –
Excellent visual dictionary
This is an excellent visual dictionary.
Christopher L. Scott –
Love It
The pictures are amazing. Thank you for this!
DL –
Great for people who love knowledge
This is a great book either for an adult or for a kid who likes to learn. Items in the book are very well illustrated and are separated by topic. The images used are then labeled and broken down with definitions given for each of the parts. This book is a lot of fun. My only suggestion is that if you are in need of an actual dictionary, I would recommend just getting one, as this book can be challenging to find the word you might be looking for, plus, it does not seem to have many difficult words.
Riva-Chan –
Every Writer Needs This Book
This book is better then I expected it to be. It is very detailed in every object and is great for any aspiring writer to have on hand when they are writing. I love this book and recommend it to anyone to have in their own private library.
Duane W. Cleveland –
The World of Things
What is it, daddy? What is it for, mommy? These two primary questions, or some semblance of these questions have probably been asked millions of times by millions of children about millions of things in our world, and form an ever-expanding nexus of knowledge, ideas, and associations that fans out well into adulthood. Adults still ask these same basic questions that they did as children about the identity of things and the function of things around them, albeit in a more sophisticated, complex fashion perhaps, but the goal is essentially the same–to better understand the visual world of the thousands and thousands of things that surround them. We seem to never tire of asking those fundamental questions of what something is and what something does.This superb, highly-organized, detailed reference book brings the best of two worlds together–the visual, concrete, pictorial world of the sights, colors, shapes, and images that inhabit our physical world, and the more abstract world of words and language that shape and define our mental world that houses our thoughts and ideas. The text, explanations, definitions, and descriptions in conjunction with the pictures, drawings, diagrams, and illustrations create an interesting and informative learning tool that enriches and enlivens the world of things.
Otmane Ait Ouarasse –
A bit more text could have made the book much more enjoyable!
A bit more text could have made the book much more enjoyable! Although the picture are wonderful, discussions with the kids at home tend to be richer when there’s some short but enlightening text next to the pictures. Still, at this price, the book remains a good investment.
Jshduej –
Loved it
Amazing book with great pictures and detailed description
Tim –
A book for somebody who wants to learn the English language deep
I was looking for a good Picture dictionary to help me to improve my English vocabulary. And I bought this book and is very happy. I use this book very often even sometimes I browse the pages and read the descriptions as if it were a some fun novel.I wouldn’t suggest the book for starter. For example if somebody want to know what is a “cloud”. The subject “cloud” takes a whole page on this book and explains dozens of different types of clouds. Also because of the size (pretty heavy) it is not for people who travel.
Book Collector –
似たようなものとしては「Ultimate Visual Dictionary」がある。こちらのほうがコンパクトで手に取りやすいサイズだが、大きい版もあって大きな絵も楽しめる。しかし、ネイティブでもわからないようなかなり専門的でディープな単語がずらりと並べられているのに、肝心な説明が抜けていて辞書としてはあまり魅力を感じなかったが、こちらの「Merriam-Webster’s Visual Dictionary」は説明も十分にされており、辞書としてまた読み物として優れていると思う。ただ、サンプルの写真で見るよりは文字が小さいのはちょっと残念な感じ。あと、単語もかなりマニアックでたとえばドアの各パートの名称が載っていたり、洋服の種類が細かく分類されていたりと各パート別に結構専門家レベルの単語が載っていてどちらかというと子供向けではなく大人向けの感じがして、英語があまり上手ではない人で基本的な単語を覚えるつもりならあまりお勧めはできない。ただ、やはり写真と説明が一緒に載っている点で百科事典を兼ねていて大満足。小説のように一からゆっくり読み進めていくのはちょっと難しいかもしれないが、暇なときに興味がある項目を広げて勉強するには最適かもしれない。
Frafz. –
Alguns dicionários visuais são destinados a turistas, outros, a crianças. Não este. Este é uma poderosa ferramenta de aprendizado, e não apenas de inglês, o que é surpreendente. Apenas para dar um exemplo, você sabe o que é o “garfo” de uma empilhadeira? É uma coisa que não faz parte do meu cotidiano e cujo nome eu desconhecia, seja em Inglês, seja em Português…
cihan –
great source, a must-have…
Cliente Amazon –
Libro bellissimo e foto stupende, per i cultori dell’inglese un must.Unica nota, questo editore tratta solo inglese americano, NO britannico
MSK –
Good quality makes me fully satisfied..good and enrich paper quality.Awesome !