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en·gi·neer·ing 
[en-juh-neer-ing] Pronunciation Key
[en-juh-neer-ing] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, ships, and chemical plants. |
| 2. | the action, work, or profession of an engineer. |
| 3. | skillful or artful contrivance; maneuvering. |
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| en·gi·neer
(ěn'jə-nîr') Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. en·gi·neered, en·gi·neer·ing, en·gi·neers
[Middle English enginour, from Old French engigneor, from Medieval Latin ingeniātor, contriver, from ingeniāre, to contrive, from Latin ingenium, ability; see engine.] |
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| en·gi·neer·ing
(ěn'jə-nîr'ĭng) Pronunciation Key
n.
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| engineering | |
noun | |
| 1. | the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: technology] |
| 2. | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" |
| 3. | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Engineering
En`gi*neer"ing\, n. Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines; the occupation and work of an engineer. Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided into military engineering, which is the art of designing and constructing offensive and defensive works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as relating to other kinds of public works, machinery, etc. Civil engineering, in modern usage, is strictly the art of planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works, such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments, breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc. Mechanical engineering relates to machinery, such as steam engines, machine tools, mill work, etc. Mining engineering deals with the excavation and working of mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc. Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical engineering, electrical engineering, etc.
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