V i s u a l
M a t h e m a t i c a l
D i c t i o n a r y
Collaborative project to help break down language barriers.
https://math.uni.lu/dictionary
Each language has a visual dictionary (monolingual) and a word list (with English and the given language).
ENGLISH
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids , Numbers , More numbers , Clock , Positions .
GEOMETRY: Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities ,
Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets , Ordinals .
ANALYSIS: Complex numbers , Functions .
MISCELLANEA: Clock , Money , Tools , Daily life .
ARABIC
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids , Numbers , More numbers , Clock , Positions .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic , Polynomials .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers , Functions .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
ALBANIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic , Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits , More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
BASQUE
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic , Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
BOSNIAN
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
BRITISH ENGLISH
See also this online resource (in British English) where mathematical terms are sorted and explained.
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED)
CHINESE (TRADITIONAL)
CROATIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
DUTCH
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
FINNISH
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
FRENCH
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
GERMAN
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
GREEK
HEBREW
See also the very comprehensive English-Hebrew Dictionary of Algebra Terminology here , by © Moshe Jarden.
HUNGARIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids , Numbers , More numbers , Clock , Positions .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
ICELANDIC
There is a valuable mathematical dictionary English-Icelandic, see http://stae.is/os .
ITALIAN
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
JAPANESE
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
LITHUANIAN
LUXEMBOURGISH
PERSIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage , Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers , Functions .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
POLISH
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
ROMANIAN
RUSSIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids , Numbers , More numbers , Clock , Positions .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry ,
More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS ,
Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers , Functions .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
SERBIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities , Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
SLOVENE
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
SPANISH
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities ,
Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
SWEDISH
See also the illustrated mathematical dictionary Termer för matematikundervisning (© Nationellt Centrum för Matematikutbildning), with Swedish as main language. More languages (including Ukrainian) are in preparation. If you want more information about this other project please contact Cecilia Kilhamn from the University of Gothenburg.
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
TURKISH
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids , Numbers , More numbers , Clock , Positions .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities ,
Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers , Functions .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
UKRAINIAN
MADE FOR CHILDREN: Shapes , Solids , Numbers , More numbers , Clock , Positions .
GEOMETRY: WORDS , Lines , Circles ,
Angles , Angle pairs ,
Triangles , Quadrilaterals ,
Polygons , Solid geometry , More solid geometry , Geometrical transformations , Shapes .
ALGEBRA & CO: WORDS , Sets , Operations , Division , Vectors , Fractions , Equalities and inequalities ,
Percentage ,
Arithmetic ,
Polynomials .
NUMBERS: WORDS , Numbers up to 12 , Some numbers with two digits ,
More integers , Examples of numbers ,
Fractions , Digits , Number sets .
ANALYSIS: WORDS , Complex numbers , Functions .
MISCELLANEA: WORDS , Clock .
Last but not least, we point out the online mathematical dictionary project by Tim Hosgood, which is freely available on this other page
https://thosgood.com/maths-dictionary/ .
The dictionary is IN PROGRESS and it progresses thanks to many volunteers. MANY THANKS: Contributors are listed on this other page LINK
For feedback and wishes please CONTACT: antonella.perucca@uni.lu
Source files are on this other page LINK
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