Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 52953 6937312 2009-07-04T16:55:03Z AutoFormat 32732 sorted/rebalanced translations ==English== {{wikipedia}} ===Verb=== '''engineering''' # {{present participle of|engineer}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # the application of science to the needs of humanity # the work of an [[engineer]] # the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to use economically the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind [http://www.nspe.org/govrel/gr2-4049.asp] # the area [[aboard]] a [[ship]] where the [[engine]] is located ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Derived terms}} * [[chemical engineering]] * [[civil engineering]] * [[control engineering]] * [[electrical engineering]] * [[engineering society]] * [[genetic engineering]] * [[geotechnical engineering]] * [[information engineering]] * [[mechanical engineering]] * [[memetic engineering]] * [[molecular engineering]] {{rel-mid}} * [[protein engineering]] * [[reverse engineering]] * [[social engineering]] * [[software engineering]] * [[soil mechanics and engineering]] * [[sound engineering]] * [[systems engineering]] * [[tombstone engineering]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|application of science to the needs of humanity}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[هندسة]]}} (hándasa) {{f}} * Chinese: [[工程]] (gōngchéng) * Czech: {{t-|cs|inženýrství|n}} * Dutch: [[ingenieurswetenschap]] {{f}} * French: {{t+|fr|ingénierie|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Ingenieurwissenschaft|f}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|הנדסה|f|tr=handasá|sc=Hebr}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ingegneria|f}} * Japanese: [[工学]] ([[こうがく]], kōgaku), [[工務]] ([[こうむ]], kōmu), [[エンジニアリング]] (enjiniaringu) * Polish: [[inżynieria]] {{f}} * Russian: [[техника]] (téxnika) {{f}}, [[инженерия]] (inženérija) {{f}}, [[разработка]] (razrabótka) {{f}}, [[инжиниринг]] (inžiníring) {{m}} * [[Scots]]: [[ingineerin]] * Spanish: [[ingeniería]] {{f}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|work of an engineer}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[هندسة]]}} (hándasa) {{f}} * Chinese: [[工程]] (gōngchéng), [[工程學]], [[工程学]] (gōngchéngxué) * French: {{t+|fr|ingénierie|f}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|הנדסה|f|tr=handasá|sc=Hebr}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t|it|ingegneria|f}} * Japanese: [[工学]] ([[こうがく]], kōgaku), [[工務]] ([[こうむ]], kōmu), [[エンジニアリング]] (enjiniaringu) * Russian: [[инженерное искусство]] (inženérnoje iskústvo) {{n}}, [[инженерное дело]] (inženérnoje délo) {{n}}, [[машиностроение]] (mašinostojénije) {{n}}, [[инжиниринг]] (inžiníring) {{m}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|profession}} * Chinese: [[工程]] (gōngchéng), [[工學]], [[工学]] (gōngxué) * Czech: {{t-|cs|inženýrství|n}} * French: {{t+|fr|ingénierie|f}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|הנדסה|f|tr=handasá|sc=Hebr}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[工学]] ([[こうがく]], kōgaku) * Russian: [[инженерное дело]] (inženérnoje délo) {{n}}, [[машиностроение]] (mašinostojénije) {{n}}, [[инжиниринг]] (inžiníring) {{m}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|area aboard a ship where the engine is located}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|konehuone}} * Italian: [[sala macchine]] {{trans-mid}} * Russian: [[машинное отделение]] (mašínnoje otdelénije) {{n}} {{trans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[science]] [[zh-min-nan:engineering]] [[et:engineering]] [[fr:engineering]] [[io:engineering]] [[lo:engineering]] [[lt:engineering]] [[hu:engineering]] [[pl:engineering]] [[pt:engineering]] [[ru:engineering]] [[simple:engineering]] [[ta:engineering]] [[vi:engineering]] [[zh:engineering]]