Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology [Hardcover]

Ludmilla Ignatiev Callaham (Author), Patricia E. Newman (Author), John R. Callaham (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471611395 | ISBN-13: 978-0471611394 | Publication Date: January 1996 | Edition: 4

Authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date--an indispensable resource for translators of Russian scientific and technical materials

The spirit of cooperation that now exists between the Russian scientific community and its English-speaking colleagues has opened a floodgate of Russian language technical and scientific documents. To meet the demand for an authoritative and up-to-date reference, the classic Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology has now been published in a new edition that encompasses the latest additions to the technical vocabulary. The product of decades of painstaking research by distinguished Russian language translators, this essential reference book upholds the high standard of thoroughness and accuracy that scientific and technical translators require.

Technical specialists all over the English-speaking world--translators and interpreters, scientists, and engineers--will welcome the arrival of the Fourth Edition of Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology.
* Over 120,000 Russian terms in the physical, life science, and engineering disciplines, and an additional 5,000 of the most frequently used, nontechnical terms
* Entries organized around common roots and arranged in paragraph form for greater efficiency
* The most comprehensive translations of Russian verbs found in any technical dictionary, complete with variations in meaning for different contexts
* Instructive linguistic information on how Russian prefixes, suffixes, and roots combine to form new words

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Text: English, Russian

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An expanded update of the classic reference offering the most complete coverage of Russian language chemical and polytechnical terms along with their English translations.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 814 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 4 edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471611395
• ISBN-13: 978-0471611394
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,656,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Russian-English Dictionary by Far, May 22, 2000

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Carolyn Anhalt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology (Hardcover)

This is the most thorough dictionary I've ever used. The definitions are always right, and she doesn't use highly obscure words. It's useful for more than just scientific translation. Too bad it is so prohibitively expensive.

5.0 out of 5 stars It is the best science and technology 1-volume dictionary for translation work!, March 27, 2011

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This review is from: Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and Technology (Hardcover)

I do a lot of technical translations. So far, Callaham's Russian-English Dictionary of Science and technology (4th ed) has been the most helpful reference out of a host of dictionaries at my disposal. Whenever I need to take a translation test (ATA cetification, for example), I bring this dictionary with me (there is no need to drag a bag-full of heavy technical dictionaries with me).