Glossary

Capture glossary information inside a <glossary> element.

Capture the title of a glossary inside a <title> element. If no title is provided in the source then use Glossary as the value

The content of the glossary must be captured in a <def-list> element.

The <def-list> element must contain one or more <def-item> elements which contain the terms being defined in the glossary.

Each <def-item> must contain the following:
  • <term> - which contains the term being defined.
  • <def> - which contains the definition of the term.

Example

<glossary id="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0s10">
  <title>Symbols</title>
  <def-list list-content="abbreviations">
    <def-item>
      <term>ε</term>
      <def>
        <p>Electric permittivity</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $\mu $?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>μ</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn1.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Magnetic permeability</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <italic>λ</italic>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Wavelength (m)</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $k$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>k</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn2.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Wavevector</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <italic>Ρ</italic>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Charge density</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $B$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>B</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn3.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Magnetic induction</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $H$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>H</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn4.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Magnetic field</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $E$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>E</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn5.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Electric field</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $D$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>D</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn6.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Electric displacement</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $n$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>n</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn7.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Index of refraction</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $L$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>L</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn8.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Inductance</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $C$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>C</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn9.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Capacitance</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $\omega $?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>ω</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn10.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Angular frequency</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $\upsilon $?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>υ</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn11.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Frequency</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
    <def-item>
      <term>
        <inline-formula>
          <tex-math><?CDATA $S$?></tex-math>
          <mml:math overflow="scroll">
            <mml:mi>S</mml:mi>
          </mml:math>
          <inline-graphic xlink:href="bk978-0-7503-3579-9ch0ieqn12.gif" xlink:type="simple"/>
        </inline-formula>
      </term>
      <def>
        <p>Poynting vector</p>
      </def>
    </def-item>
  </def-list>
</glossary>