Terminological Database

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The terminological data collected in WSC contains a sample set of Chinese scientific terms coined in the time of the late Chinese empire. The data is based on specialized and general dictionaries published between 1815 and 1916.

The reconstruction of scientific terminologies that have evolved from the complex process of translation, has to rely on the systematic examination of extensive source materials from different genres.

The terminological sample currently includes entries on approx. 127,000 simple and compound terms.