Example - InterWATER thesaurus - additional terms

Updated - Monday 23 October 2006

Find out about additional or more specific terms

The word-block WASHING below gives an indication of this use of the thesaurus.

WASHING

 

BT1 domestic use

   

BT2 water use

 

B1 household hygiene

   

BT2 hygiene

 

NT1 clothes washing

 

NT1 dish wasing

 

NT1 personal washing

   

NT2 bathing practices

     

NT3 showering

   

NT2 hand washing

 

NT1 toilet bowl washing

   

NT2 toilet flushing

 

rt cleaning

 

rt sullage

Thus, although at first formulation a query might request information on ‘washing’, the user may really only be concerned with those aspects relating to personal hygiene, and a selection from the NTs (narrower terms) will produce more relevant information.


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