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en·gi·neer·ing

(ĕn′jə-nîr′ĭng)

a. The application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, machines, processes, and systems.

b. The profession of or the work performed by an engineer.

2. Skillful maneuvering or direction: geopolitical engineering; social engineering.

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engineering

(ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ)

(Professions) 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). See also military engineering

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en•gi•neer•ing

(ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər ɪŋ)

n.

1. the practical application of science and mathematics, as in the design and construction of machines, vehicles, structures, roads, and systems.

2. the action, work, or profession of an engineer.

3. skillful or artful contrivance or manipulation.

[1710–20]

en·gi·neer·ing

(ĕn′jə-nîr′ĭng)

The application of science to practical uses such as the design of structures, machines, and systems. See more at chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering.

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Noun	1.	engineering - the practical application of science to commerce or industry technology profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" aeronautical engineering - the activity of designing and constructing aircraft automotive engineering, automotive technology - the activity of designing and constructing automobiles chemical engineering - the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems computer technology - the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers high tech, high technology - highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) rail technology, railroading - the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads
	2.	engineering - 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" applied science, engineering science, technology flood control - (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" aeronautical engineering - the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft bionics - application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems) bioengineering, ergonomics, biotechnology - the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments chemical engineering - the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes civil engineering - the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges EE, electrical engineering - the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures architectural engineering - the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art) industrial engineering, industrial management - the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways information technology, IT - the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information mechanical engineering - the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery nanotechnology - the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) nuclear engineering - the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors naval engineering - the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships rocketry - the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation sink - (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide" source - (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"
	3.	engineering - a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located engine room room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

engineering

Branches of engineering

aerodynamics, aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, agricultural engineering, astronautics, automotive engineering, bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer-aided engineering, cosmonautics, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, environmental engineering, ergonomics, fluid dynamics, genetic engineering, geotechnics, hydraulics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, military engineering, mining engineering, naval engineering, nuclear engineering, process engineering, production engineering, sanitary engineering, structural engineering, traffic engineering

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Translations

هَنْدَسَةهَنْدَسَه

inženýrstvístrojírenství

ingeniørarbejdeteknologi

IngenieurwesenIngenieurwissenschaft

μηχανολογία

ingeniería

konehuonekonetekniikka

ingénierie

הנדסה

inženjering

mérnöki munkamérnöki tudomány

verkfræîi

ingegneria

工学

공학

techniek

ingeniørarbeid ingeniørfag ingeniøryrke

inżynieria

engenharia

инженерное дело

inžinierstvo

tehnika

maskinteknik

วิศวกรรมศาสตร์

mühendislik

nghề cơ khí

工程学

engineering

[ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ]

A. N → ingeniería f

B. CPD engineering factory N → fábrica f de maquinaria
engineering industry N → industria f de ingeniería
engineering works N → taller m de ingeniería

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engineering

[ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ]

(= science, skill) → ingénierie f, engineering m

(= design and construction) [bridges, ships] → génie m; [machine] → mécanique f

modif [business, company] → d'ingénierie; [consultant] → en ingénierie
engineering works → atelier m de construction mécaniqueengine failure n [vehicle] → panne f de moteurengine room n [ship] → salle f des machinesengine trouble n [vehicle] → ennuis mpl mécaniques

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engineering

(Tech) → Technik f; (= mechanical engineering) → Maschinenbau m; (= engineering profession) → Ingenieurwesen nt; the engineering of the building → die Konstruktion des Gebäudes; he’s in engineering → er ist Ingenieur; a brilliant piece of engineering → eine Meisterkonstruktion; a triumph of engineering → ein Triumph m → der Technik

(fig, of election, campaign, coup) → Organisation f; (of downfall, plot) → Arrangement nt; (= manoeuvring) → Arrangements pl

engineering

engineering department

n → technische Abteilung; (mechanical) → Abteilung f → für Maschinenbau

engineering faculty

n (Univ) → Fakultät f → für Maschinenbau

engineering industries

pl → Maschinenindustrie f

engineering worker

n → Techniker(in) m(f)

engineering works

n sing or pl → Maschinenfabrik f

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engineering

[ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ]

1. n → ingegneria

2. adj (works, factory, worker) → metalmeccanico/a

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engine

(ˈendʒin) noun

1. a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion. The car has a new engine.

2. a railway engine. He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.

ˈengine-driver noun

a person who drives a railway engine.

ˌengiˈneer noun

1. a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery. an electrical engineer.

2. (usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.

3. an officer who manages a ship's engines.

4. (American) an engine-driver.

verb

to arrange by skill or by cunning means. He engineered my promotion.

ˌengiˈneering noun

the art or profession of an engineer. He is studying engineering at university.

engineering

→ هَنْدَسَة strojírenství ingeniørarbejde Ingenieurwesen μηχανολογία ingeniería konetekniikka ingénierie inženjering ingegneria 工学 공학 techniek ingeniørarbeid inżynieria engenharia инженерное дело maskinteknik วิศวกรรมศาสตร์ mühendislik nghề cơ khí 工程学

engineering

n ingeniería; genetic — ingeniería genética

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Frank was praised, as a quiet, gentleman-like, interesting lad -but he was also reported to be rather slow at acquiring the rudiments of engineering science.

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And so, having undertaken to give telephone service, they presently found themselves battling with the most intricate and baffling engineering problem of modern times--the construction around the tele- phone of such a mechanism as would bring it into universal service.

He was for a couple of years the total engineering and manufacturing department of the telephone business, and by 1880 had taken out sixty patents for his own suggestions.

They were unquestionably the founders of the present science of telephone engineering.

Electrical engineering, as a profession, was unborn.

And, as the crown and climax of his work, he mapped out the profession of telephone engineering on the widest and most comprehensive lines.

And in 1890, he gathered around him a winnowed group of college graduates--he has sixty of them on his staff to-day--so that he might bequeath to the telephone an engineering corps of loyal and efficient men.

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But the reason why he wants sometimes to go off at a tangent may just be that he is predestined to make the road, and perhaps, too, that however stupid the "direct" practical man may be, the thought sometimes will occur to him that the road almost always does lead somewhere, and that the destination it leads to is less important than the process of making it, and that the chief thing is to save the well-conducted child from despising engineering, and so giving way to the fatal idleness, which, as we all know, is the mother of all the vices.

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During the past 2 decades, scientists have had some success engineering skin, cartilage, and other thin tissues, which can recruit blood vessels from surrounding areas, or become vascularized, once in the body.

Making a muscle: engineered fibers grow in the lab and in mice

She is in a career that represents only nine per cent of women, based upon an estimated 172,000 members in engineering associations nationwide, according to the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) Web site.

Jill of all trades will be needed in workforce

At that point, engineers at the Transportation Engineering Agency may open the file containing both video and audio data and review its content.

Video link produces travel savings for TEA

companies have been electronically outsourcing engineering to other countries for years, most notably to India, but Winston J.