engineering
(noun) the practical application of technical and scientific knowledge to commerce or industry
engineering, engine room
(noun) a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
engineering
present participle of engineer
engineering (usually uncountable, plural engineerings)
(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.
The area aboard a ship where the engine is located.
Actions controling the motion, shape, and/or substance of any physical object(s).
Designates office area of the professional engineering staff.
• aerospace engineering
• chemical engineering
• civil engineering
• climate engineering
• control engineering
• electrical engineering
• engineering society
• genetic engineering
• geoengineering
• geotechnical engineering
• information engineering
• manufacturing engineering
• mechanical engineering
• mechatronics engineering
• memetic engineering
• molecular engineering
• planetary engineering
• protein engineering
• reverse engineering
• site reliability engineering
• social engineering
• software engineering
• soil mechanics and engineering
• sound engineering
• systems engineering
• tombstone engineering
Source: Wiktionary
En`gi*neer"ing, n.
Definition: 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.
En`gi*neer", n. Etym: [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ingénieur. See Engine, n.]
1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.
2. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an engine driver.
3. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloq.] Civil engineer, a person skilled in the science of civil engineering.
– Military engineer, one who executes engineering works of a military nature. See under Engineering.
En`gi*neer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engineered; p. pr. & vb. n. Engineering.]
1. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. J. Hamilton.
2. To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of; to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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