English-Thai Dictionary

encyclopedia

N สารานุกรม  หนังสือ ที่ รวมความ รู้ หลาย สาขาวิชา  sa-ra-nu-kom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENCYCLOPEDIA, ENCYCLOPEDY

n.[Gr. in, a circle, and instruction; instruction in a circle, or circle of instruction. ] The circle of sciences; a general system of instruction or knowledge. More particularly, a collection of the principal facts, principles and discoveries, in all branches of science and the arts, digested under proper titles and arranged in alphabetical order; as the French Encyclopedia; the Encyclopedia Britannica.

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAN

a.Embracing the whole circle of learning.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENCYCLOPEDIA; ENCYCLOPAEDIA

En *cy `clo *pe "di *a, En *cy `clo *pæ "di *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. encyclopédie. See Cyclopedia, and Encyclical. ] [Formerly written encyclopædy and encyclopedy.]

 

Defn: The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp. , a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.

 

ENCYCLOPEDIACAL

ENCYCLOPEDIACAL En *cy `clo *pe *di "a *cal, a.

 

Defn: Encyclopedic.

 

ENCYCLOPEDIAN

ENCYCLOPEDIAN En *cy `clo *pe "di *an, a.

 

Defn: Embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of subjects.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

encyclopedia

en cy clo pe di a |enˌsīkləˈpēdēə ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə |(also chiefly Brit. encyclopaedia ) ▶noun a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from pseudo-Greek enkuklopaideia for enkuklios paideia ‘all-around education. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

encyclopedia

encyclopedia |ɛnˌsʌɪklə (ʊ )ˈpiːdɪə, ɪn- |(also encyclopaedia ) ▶noun a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: modern Latin, from pseudo-Greek enkuklopaideia for enkuklios paideia ‘all-round education ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

encyclopedia

en cy clo pe di a ｟英 ｠-pae -/ɪnsàɪkləpíːdiə /〖語源は 「全般的な教育 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 百科事典 ; (一分野の )専門事典 ; 〖the E- 〗(フランスの )百科全書 〘18世紀に編纂 （へんさん ）された 〙.