1、Tail shieldGlabellaEyeTail areaThoracic pleuraePREHISTORIC TRILOBITEdictionaryVISUALU LT I M AT EDIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAOVERHEAD VIEW OF OUR GALAXYLocation of solar systemLiquid crystal display(LCD)ViewfinderPower switchCassette compartment lidBatteryFirst electron shellSecond electron shellNucleusFaul
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3、RYdictionaryVISUALU LT I M AT EORIGINAL EDITION(Ultimate Visual Dictionary)Project Art Editors Heather McCarry,Johnny Pau,Chris Walker,Kevin Williams Designer Simon MurrellProject Editors Luisa Caruso,Peter Jones,Jane Mason,Geoffrey StalkerEditor Jo EvansDTP Designer Zirrinia Austin Picture Research
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10、 KNOW4THIS EDITIONAnatomical And Botanical Models Supplied By Somso Modelle,Coburg,GermanyINTRODUCTION 6THE UNIVERSE 8PREHISTORIC EARTH 54PLANTS 110ANIMALS 164THE HUMAN BODY 208GEOLOGY,GEOGRAPHY,AND METEOROLOGY 262PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 304RAIL AND ROAD 322SEA AND AIR 370THE VISUAL ARTS 428ARCHITECTU
11、RE 456MUSIC 500SPORTS 522THE MODERN WORLD 564APPENDIX 616INDEX 624Shock absorberCentral electrodeNonbreakable plasticFOOTBALL HELMETBALL CONTAINING HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS(PLASMA)Prosoma(cephalothorax)SpinneretLegMARS PATHFINDERONYXCONTENTSDelta II launch vehicle second stageSONY AIBO ROBOT DOGSIDE VIE
12、W OF ARV SUPER 2 AIRPLANEMain landing gearCanopyFinLow pressure gasesParallel bandsThird stage motorHeat shieldBarrelPermanent black inkFOUNTAIN PEN AND INKFace light emitting diodes(LEDs)Movable tailEXTERNAL FEATURES OF A SPIDER5IntroductionTHE VISUAL DICTIONARY is a completely new kind of referenc
13、e book.It provides a link between pictures and words in a way that no ordinary dictionary ever has.Most dictionaries simply tell you what a word means,but the VISUAL DICTIONARY shows youthrough acombination of detailed annotations,explicit photographs,and illustrations.In the VISUAL DICTIONARY,pictu
14、res define the annotations around them.You do not read definitions of the annotated words,you seethem.The highly accessible format of the VISUAL DICTIONARY,the thoroughness of its annotations,and the range of its subject matter make it a unique and helpful reference tool.annotated,color photographs
15、showing the skin,muscles,and bones of the human hand.In this entry you will quickly find that the bone you are searching for is called the distal phalanx,and for good measure you will discover that it is attached to the middle phalanx by the distal interphalangeal joint.Perhaps you want to know what
16、 a catalytic converter looks like.If you look up“catalytic converter”in an ordinary dictionary,you will be told what it is and possibly what it doesbut you will not be able to tell what shape it is or what it is made of.However,if you look up“catalytic converter”in the index of the VISUAL DICTIONARY,you will be directed to the Modern engines entry on page 344where the introduction gives you basic information about what a catalytic converter isand to page 350where there is a spectacular exploded-
