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noun
1.
2.
the action, work, or profession of an engineer.
3.
skillful or artful contrivance; maneuvering.
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Engineering
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Example Sentences
- Few engineering feats today will last two centuries despite computer design and advance engineering science.
- Architecture is usually conceived as the aesthetic design of the structure, while the construction is purely civil engineering.
- It increased global trade and led to advances in disease control, science and engineering.
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noun
1.
a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering: a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer.
2.
a person who operates or is in charge of an engine.
3.
Also called locomotive engineer. Railroads. a person who operates or is in charge of a locomotive.
4.
a member of an army, navy, or air force specially trained in engineering work.
5.
a skillful manager: a political engineer.
verb (used with object)
6.
to plan, construct, or manage as an engineer: He's engineered several big industrial projects.
7.
to design or create using the techniques or methods of engineering: The motor has been engineered to run noiselessly.
8.
to arrange, manage, or carry through by skillful or artful contrivance: He certainly engineered the election campaign beautifully.
Origin:
1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our < Anglo-French engineor Old French engigneor < Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verbal derivative of ingenium; see engine) + Latin -tor -tor
1350–1400; engine + -eer; replacing Middle English engin(e)our < Anglo-French engineor Old French engigneor < Medieval Latin ingeniātor, equivalent to ingeniā(re) to design, devise (verbal derivative of ingenium; see engine) + Latin -tor -tor
Related forms
sub·en·gi·neer, noun
un·en·gi·neered, adjective
well-en·gi·neered, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| engineering (ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| See also military engineering the profession of applying scientific principles to the design, construction, and maintenance of engines, cars, machines, etc (mechanical engineering), buildings, bridges, roads, etc (civil engineering), electrical machines and communication systems (electrical engineering), chemical plant and machinery (chemical engineering), or aircraft (aeronautical engineering) | |
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engineering  (ěn'jə-nîr'ĭng) Pronunciation Key
The application of science to practical uses such as the design of structures, machines, and systems. Engineering has many specialities such as civil engineering, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering. |
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