Subject-specific dictionaries are reference books that contain an alphabetical list of words with information about them that is specific to that particular subject and not necessarily generic like you would find in an average, everyday dictionary.
This Glossary of Soil Science Terms was an ad hoc committee of the Soil Science of America to provide a single glossary of terms for the various disciplines of soil science.
This glossary is part of the Volcano World, a collaborative higher education, K-12, and public outreach project of the North Dakota and Oregon Space Grant Consortia administered by the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University.
Revised, with 11,000 entries that fully define the language of the earth sciences; Includes synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations; Provides pronunciations for all terms; Covers such topics as geology, geochemistry, geography, geodesy, geophysics, hydrology, oceanography, meteorology, and climatology; Includes an appendix containing tables of useful data and information.
Extensively revised, with 9,000 entries encompassing the language of geology and mineralogy, covering such topics as physical geology, historical geology, mineralogy, marine geology, plate tectonics, petrology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy.