Keywords in all topics
When searching for information, it is beneficial to have basic knowledge about the subject area you are interested in. This makes it easier to delimit the search query, find relevant keywords and select appropriate search tools. Additionally, since scientific material is usually written in English, translating your keywords can help broaden your search and retrieve more hits.
General dictionaries and encyclopedias
Swedish dictionaries
- Svenska.se External link.
Search in several Swedish dictionaries at the same time: Svenska Akademiens Ordbok (SAOB), Svenska Akademiens Ordlista (SAOL) and Svensk Ordbok (SO). - Rikstermbanken External link.
Terms and concepts from many disciplines. In Swedish, Sweden's minority languages, English, French, German and Russian.
Swedish-English dictionaries
- NE:s ordböcker External link, opens in new window.
Dictionaries for several languages, including Swedish-English dictionary. Select the dictionary you want to use under "My dictionaries" in the search field. - Google translate External link.
Translate words, phrases or entire web pages.
English dictionaries
- Oxford English Dictionary (LTU) External link.
A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of past and present words from across the English-speaking world. - Merriam-Webster Online Search External link.
English dictionary with definitions of words and suggestions for synonyms.
Synonyms
- Synonymer.se External link, opens in new window.
Synonyms in Swedish and English. - Woxikon External link, opens in new window.
Synonyms in Swedish and English.
Encyclopedias
- Nationalencyklopedin, NE (LTU) External link, opens in new window.
Swedish encyclopedia with facts on all subjects. Here you can also find dictionaries, synonyms and maps. - Oxford Grove Music Online (LTU) External link. External link.
Music encyclopedia covering music, musicians, music creation, and musicology. Linking to Grove Music Online.
Economy
- Ekonomifaktas dictionary External link.
Words and concepts used in the fields of finance, taxes, labor market, energy, environment, entrepreneurship, education and the public sector. - ESV's dictionary on economic governance in the state External link.
The Financial Management Agency's (ESV) dictionary provides definitions of terms and concepts in economic governance, EU audit and forecasts.
History
- Keywords from the Swedish History Museum External link.
Common keywords when searching for images and objects. By The Swedish History Museum (in Swedish).
Law
- IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe) External link.
Shared terminology database of the institutions of the European Union. For translation of EU-specific terminology between the official languages of the Member States. - Glossary of legal terms External link.
Glossary of legal terms from the Swedish National Courts Administration (in Swedish). - Lagrummets Glossary AZ External link.
Explanations of legal terms (in Swedish). - Glossary of the legal manual External link.
Legal terms and conceptions (in Swedish). - Glossary for the Swedish Courts External link.
Swedish/English and English/Swedish glossary of common legal terms in the area of the Swedish National Courts Administration. - Prosecutor's Office Glossary External link.
Explanation of legal terms mainly in the area of criminal case (in Swedish).
Media
- IT-words External link.
Words and expressions used in the IT industry (in Swedish). - Media Glossary External link.
A media glossary from the Media Compass (in Swedish). - TT-language External link.
The TT language is a collection of writing rules, words and concepts to help anyone who writes (in Swedish).
Music
- Music lexicon External link.
Digital edition of Music dictionary from Project Runeberg (in Swedish). - Music tools External link, opens in new window.
Musicca, commonly used musical terms. - Vocabulary dictionary External link.
A glossary from Musikverket (in Swedish).
Audio technology
- Absoflex glossary External link.
Words and terms within audio technology (in Swedish). - Musician on a Mission External link.
Audio Terms: Every Word You Need to Know to Record Your Own Music. - Glossary with technical words within radio A-Z External link.
Swedish Radio's own glossary for technical words about radio (in Swedish). - Recording Connection External link.
Glossary of Audio, Recording and Music Terms. - Technical words within the music External link.
Words and concepts in sound engineering, from Musikakuten.
Theater and dance
- Ballet ABC External link.
The dance portal's glossary with the most common terms within the ballet (in Swedish). - Ballet Dictionary External link.
American Ballet Theaters glossary, both with text and sound. - Scenochfilm.se glossary External link.
Terms within theater from the Swedish Union for performing Arts and Film (in Swedish).
Medicine and health
- SveMed+ External link, opens in new window.
Use Karolinska Institutet's SveMed+ database to find MeSH terms. If you do a search, you will see suggestions for MeSH terms in the right-hand column. - Swedish MeSH External link, opens in new window.
Use Swedish MeSH when you need to find controlled vocabulary to use when searching in different databases. Here you also get an English translation of your search terms. MeSH is mainly used in PubMed. Created by Karolinska Institutet. - KIB -Terms of experiences, feelings, attitudes etc. External link.
Karolinska Institutet's University Library's website has a compilation of useful terms about experiences and treatment (in Swedish).
Pedagogy
- School terms in English External link, opens in new window.
Information from Skolverket on how to translate common terms, school subjects and grade designations into English. - Swedish-English dictionary for higher education External link, opens in new window.
Glossary of terms and concepts in higher education. By the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).
Psychology and sociology
- Dictionary in psychology External link.
Here you can find the word you are searching for in the Natur & Kulturs Dictionary in psychology by Henry Egidius (in Swedish).
Language and literature
- The People's Dictionary External link, opens in new window.
English-Swedish dictionary that belongs to, and is extended by, its users. - Nyordslistor External link, opens in new window.
Compiled lists of new Swedish words and expressions. By the Institute for Language and Folklore (in Swedish). - SIL Glossary of Linguistic Terms External link, opens in new window.
Glossary covering more than 900 terms in linguistics. - Sign Language Dictionary External link.
Swedish sign language dictionary with over 18,000 characters. By The Sign Language Department, The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University.
Technology
The topic technology is divided below.
Keywords in mathematics and science
- The Swedish Chemicals Agency's dictionary External link, opens in new window.
Contains examples of words, concepts, abbreviations and acronyms in chemistry. - Mathematical dictionary for the university: English-Swedish, Swedish-English External link.
Stefan B. Lindström's dictionary with mathematical terms and concepts. - Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry (LTU)Länk till annan webbplats. External link.
Encyclopedia in chemistry and related subjects, such as advanced materials, polymers and plastics, metals and alloys.
Search words in IT and electronics
- Termado External link.
The glossary of the Swedish data term group (in Swedish).
Search words in mining and metals
- Small Geological Encyclopedia External link.
Glossary of terms, concepts and definitions. By the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, department of Soil and Environment (in Swedish). - A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (LTU) External link.
Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences, published by Oxford University Press. Click on the letters or search for a specific term or concept to get a description of the word.
Keywords in materials and mechanical engineering, automotive systems and space technology
- Astronomical terms External link, opens in new window.
Stockholm Observatory Glossary (in Swedish).
- English-Swedish glossary in mechanics (.pdf) Pdf, 490.1 kB, opens in new window.
Luleå University of Technology's glossary contains mainly technical terms in physics, mathematics and technology.
Search words in the Arctic and cold climate
- Klimatordlistan External link.
Klimatordlista is a dictionary of climate change related words and abbreviations (in Swedish).
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