encyclopaedias
Alphabetized reference books
Encyclopaedias is the British spelling of the plural of encyclopaedia—comprehensive reference works containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on one field of knowledge: The library had several encyclopaedias covering everything from art to zoology.
The American spelling is encyclopedias.
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- hyperlinksClickable webpage references
- searchableCapable of being queried
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
multimedia · updates · crowdsourced · editing · servers · browser · clickable · portals
Understood facts and skills
- volumesAmounts or books
- articlesWritten works or items
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- informationKnowledge about something
research · alphabetical · index · cross-references · bibliography · citations · facts · compendium
Comprehensive general encyclopedia
- World BookMultivolume general encyclopedia
- EncartaDiscontinued Microsoft encyclopedia product
- editionsVersions of publications
- volumesAmounts or books
binding · illustrations · plates · contributors · editors · publishers · supplements · yearbooks
Philosopher who assembled comprehensive knowledge
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- DenisMale name, French origin
- d'AlembertFrench polymath, encyclopedist
- PlinyRoman scholar-writer
ancient · medieval · compilation · scribes · manuscripts · woodblock · humanist · classical
Of healthcare practice
- scientificOf or using research methods
- legalPermitted by statute
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- botanicalRelated to plants
zoological · biographical · geographical · musical · literary · religious · technical · thematic
Wikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- hyperlinksClickable webpage references
- searchableCapable of being queried
database · multimedia · updates · crowdsourced · editing · servers · browser · clickable · portals · categories
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
information · research · alphabetical · index · cross-references · bibliography · citations · facts · compendium · topics
Britannica
Comprehensive general encyclopedia
- World BookMultivolume general encyclopedia
- EncartaDiscontinued Microsoft encyclopedia product
- editionsVersions of publications
volumes · binding · illustrations · plates · contributors · editors · publishers · supplements · yearbooks · revisions
Diderot
Philosopher who assembled comprehensive knowledge
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- DenisMale name, French origin
- d'AlembertFrench polymath, encyclopedist
Pliny · ancient · medieval · compilation · scribes · manuscripts · woodblock · humanist · classical · Arabic
medical
Of healthcare practice
- scientificOf or using research methods
- legalPermitted by statute
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
botanical · zoological · biographical · geographical · musical · literary · religious · technical · thematic · field-specific
encyclopaediasdictionaries
Books defining vocabulary
glossaries · lexicons · word lists · thesauruses · vocabularies
encyclopaediasraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
oral traditions · hearsay · gossip · ephemera · miscellany
- walking encyclopaediaPerson with extensive knowledge