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engineering

Entries 1 to 10 of 14.

  1. engineering
  2. 2engineer (transitive verb)
  3. biomedical engineering
  4. chemical engineering
  5. civil engineer
  6. genetic engineering
  7. geotechnical engineering
  8. human engineering
  9. industrial engineering
  10. knowledge engineering

Main Entry:
en·gi·neer·ing Listen to the pronunciation of engineering
Pronunciation:
\-ˈnir-iŋ\
Function:
noun
Date:
1720
1: the activities or function of an engineer2 a: the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people b: the design and manufacture of complex products <software engineering>3: calculated manipulation or direction (as of behavior) <social engineering> — compare genetic engineering
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