engineering
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Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/
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Noun
engineering (usually uncountable, plural engineerings)
- (uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.
- 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
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- The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.
- Actions controling the motion, shape, and/or substance of any physical object(s).
- Designates office area of the professional engineering staff.
Hyponyms
- aerospace engineering
- chemical engineering
- civil engineering
- climate engineering
- control engineering
- electrical engineering
- engineering society
- genetic engineering
- geoengineering
- geotechnical engineering
- information engineering
- manufacturing engineering
- mechanical engineering
- mechatronics engineering
- memetic engineering
- molecular engineering
- planetary engineering
- protein engineering
- reverse engineering
- site reliability engineering
- social engineering
- software engineering
- soil mechanics and engineering
- sound engineering
- systems engineering
- tombstone engineering
Derived terms
Translations
application of science to the needs of humanity
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work of an engineer
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profession
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area aboard a ship where the engine is located
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