Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
 

 

Key Features:

• Easy-to-understand definitions, written using a 2,000-word defining vocabulary.
• Organization by meaning, with guidewords to help students find the specific meaning they want - fast!
• Full-sentence examples that show how English is really used.
• Usage notes to help students avoid common mistakes.
• Guides to writing academic papers, presenting in class, and using general and specialized school vocabulary.

The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary defines the vocabulary students need to succeed in high school and beyond.

Its entries include more than 2,000 key vocabulary items from the content areas of
*   American and world history
*   social studies, language arts, math,
*  the arts, chemistry, earth science, physics, and other disciplines
as well as the more general vocabulary used in academic writing and speech, such as 'analyze', 'derive', and 'subsequent'.

The dictionary also provides full coverage of the everyday words and phrases students need to know. It is based on extensive corpus research and developed with the needs of English learners in mind.