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Browse Topic Dictionaries
Build your topic vocabulary with these mini-dictionaries, which are groups of words related to common subject areas.
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Science
Engineering
Devices
How machines work
Materials and properties
Structures
Mathematics
Mathematical terminology
Types of mathematics
The natural sciences
Cell biology
Electronics
Energy and physical forces
Experiments and research
Genetic engineering
Molecules and matter
adobe
aluminium
bend
block
bond
breeze block
brick
bronze
cardboard
cement
compress
concrete
conductive
contract
copper
crack
ductile
expand
expansivity
fabric
fibre
fibreboard
fibreglass
flameproof
flexible
graphite
heavy
insulating
lead
light
lightweight
liner
lining
material
MDF
melamine
mould
nanotechnology
nylon
paving stone
Perspex™
plastic
platinum
polyester
polythene
polyurethane
proof
PVC
raw material
rayon
reflectivity
reinforce
resilient
rigid
rivet
shape
shatter
sheet
steel
stick
stone
stress
stretch
tensile
thermoplastic
tin
titanium
twist
Velcro™
water-repellent
wood