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en⋅gi⋅neer⋅ing
[en-juh-neer-ing]
–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. |
en⋅gi⋅neer
[en-juh-neer]
–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. |
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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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Language Translation for : engineering
Spanish:
ingeniería,
German:
das Ingenieurwesen,
Japanese:
工学
| 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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