Double-click dictionary search
Did you know that you can get an instant definition of any word on this page, just by double-clicking on it?
Try it now! Double-click on any of the following words to see the definition: a, opt, psychology, stop, walk.
You can also look up phrases, such as a bite to eat. Just use your mouse to highlight the phrase and click on the word Definition when it appears.
You can add this functionality to your site as well – follow the instructions:
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Make sure your site uses the latest version of jQuery.
If you are not using jQuery, you can download it from jquery.com.
You will then need to call the jQuery javascript file from the head of your HTML pages.
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
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Download the dblclick.js file, and add it to your site.
Again, you will need to call the javascript file from the head of your HTML pages.
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="dblclick.js"></script>
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Finally, call the setupDoubleClick function by adding an onload attribute to your HTML body element.
<body onload=" setupDoubleClick( 'http://dictionary.cambridge.org/', 'british', false, null, 5, 'popup' ) ">
Please note that while we try to ensure this is compatible with commonly used desktop browsers including Internet Explorer 6-9, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari 4, users of touchscreen devices which do not have a mouse and do not ‘click’ will unfortunately not be able to take advantage of this, so you may also want to consider adding a search widget to your site.
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