electronic dictionary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectronicanddictionary
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdictionary.
electronic
adjective
uk/ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/us/iˌlekˈtrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of equipment), using, based on, or used in a system of operation that involves the control of electric current by ...
See more atelectronic
dictionary
noun[C]
uk/ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/us/ˈdɪk.ʃən.er.i/
a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings, or gives a word for them in another language; an electronic product giving similar information on a computer, ...
See more atdictionary
(Definition ofelectronicanddictionaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofelectronic dictionary
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
For semantic query expansion, a comprehensiveelectronicdictionarycontaining semantic information is needed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unknown words could be looked up in anelectronicdictionary.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Allelectronicdictionaryactivity was recorded in log files.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hyphenation can be carried out using a word list with hyphenation points (usually derived from anelectronicdictionary).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Those who had access to anelectronicdictionaryduring reading performed significantly better on the delayed vocabulary test than those who had to resort to inferencing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The third subcategory (eight cases) related to subclassification of verbs for transitivity or nouns for countability where the verb or noun in question was not included in ourelectronicdictionary.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is anelectronicdictionaryand lexical database.
From
Wikipedia
Lexicography software needs to function as a compound desktop publishing engine, a terminology database management system and anelectronicdictionarygeneration engine.
From
Wikipedia
The individual sounds out the word and attempts to spell it, typically using anelectronicdictionary-type device that indicates correct spelling.
From
Wikipedia
Some of them are based on printed dictionaries, others have been built from scratch as electronic dictionaries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Electronic dictionaries covering almost the entire vocabulary are being developed for different languages.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There is a growing trend to use electronic dictionaries to construct large linguistic knowledge bases.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Electronic dictionaries abound, so a would-be intruder can easily respond to the password prompt with the whole lexicon.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Electronicdictionarydatabases, especially those included with software dictionaries are often extensive and can contain up to 500,000 headwords and definitions, verb conjugation tables, and a grammar reference section.
From
Wikipedia
This is an advantage when we consider the bulk of the wordforms in ordinary documents which are, indeed, covered by conventional and electronic dictionaries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In contrast to electronic dictionaries, most on-line dictionary designers are non-profit-making computer scientists usually with a limited amount of knowledge in linguistics and lexicography.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Neither conventional nor electronic dictionaries treat lexical-level translation as a difficult problem in which rich cognitive capabilities are necessary.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first was a general survey about purchase, use and preferences regarding electronic dictionaries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Kegl then describes alternative pedagogical applications of electronic dictionaries; these range from simple look up through spelling games and crosswords to grammar learning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofelectronic
Go to the definition ofdictionary
See other collocations withdictionary