engineering
nounUK /ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/ · US /ˌɛn.d͡ʒɪˈnɪ(ə)ɹ.ɪŋ/
Etymology From engineer + -ing.
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Usually The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.
- 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.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
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Usually The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.
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Usually Actions controling the motion, shape, or substance of any physical object(s).
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Usually Designates the office area of the professional engineering staff.
- Derived terms
- engineering boot, engineeringly, engineering works, geoengineering, non-engineering, nonengineering
- Related terms
- science, applied mathematics
- Hyponyms
70 terms
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