Reference book
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A book providing factual information.
"The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds."
- 2 a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts wordnet
- 3 A book that can be consulted in the library but cannot be borrowed.
"I wanted to take out the encyclopedia, but the librarian said it was a reference book."
Example
More examples"The Red Book is the standard reference book for those naming inorganic chemical compounds."