The short definition begins with the part of speech (noun, verb, etc.);
it is the shortest unique definition of each term. However, the short
definition is not always sufficient to discern the important differences
from similar terms.
If the short definition ends with a citation, then the definition was
taken verbatim from that reference.
Any FireWords terms used within the discussion section are highlighted.
Clicking on that term displays the short definition of that term in a
small pop-up window. To go to the full entry for that term, go to the
See Also section.
In the discussion section the author relates the term to similar terms,
discusses its use (and misuse), perhaps its origin, and more.
When a related FireWords term is used in the discussion section it appears
as a link -- clicking the link displays a PopUp window displaying the
short definition for that term. Clicking outside the PopUp closes the
window. To view the full glossary entry of these related terms, use the
See Also section.
Only the first paragraph or two of the discussion is shown. If more
discussion has been written, click on the more...
link to display the full discussion.
The units section indicates standard choices for both scientific papers
and fire management documents. In most cases we include conversion factors
for converting between commonly used units for the term.
