engineering

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Etymology

engineer +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/

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Verb

engineering

1. Present participle of engineer.

Noun

engineering (plural engineerings)

1. the application of science to the needs of humanity
2. the work of an engineer
3. 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 [1]
4. the area aboard a ship where the engine is located

Derived terms

Derived terms

chemical engineering civil engineering control engineering electrical engineering engineering society genetic engineering geotechnical engineering information engineering mechanical engineering memetic engineering molecular engineering

protein engineering reverse engineering social engineering software engineering soil mechanics and engineering sound engineering systems engineering tombstone engineering

Translations

application of science to the needs of humanity

Arabic: هندسة (hándasa) f. Catalan: enginyeria (ca) Chinese: 工程 (gōngchéng) Czech: inženýrství (cs) n. Dutch: ingenieurswetenschap f. Esperanto: inĝenierarto (eo) Finnish: tekniikka (fi), insinööritaito (fi) French: ingénierie (fr) f. German: Ingenieurwissenschaft (de) f. Hebrew: הנדסה (he) (handasá) f. Ido: injeniorarto (io)

Italian: ingegneria (it) f. Japanese: 工学 (こうがく, kōgaku), 工務 (こうむ, kōmu), エンジニアリング (enjiniaringu) Persian: مهندسی (fa) Polish: inżynieria (pl) f. Portuguese: engenharia (pt) f. Russian: техника (ru) (téxnika) f., инженерия (ru) (inženérija) f., разработка (ru) (razrabótka) f., инжиниринг (ru) (inžiníring) m. Scots: ingineerin Scottish Gaelic: (mechanical) einnseanaireachd (gd) f. Spanish: ingeniería (es) f.

work of an engineer

Arabic: هندسة (hándasa) f. Chinese: 工程 (gōngchéng), 工程學, 工程学 (gōngchéngxué) Finnish: insinöörityö (fi) French: ingénierie (fr) f. Hebrew: הנדסה (he) (handasá) f.

Italian: ingegneria (it) 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. Turkish: mühendislik (tr)

profession

Chinese: 工程 (gōngchéng), 工學, 工学 (gōngxué) Czech: inženýrství (cs) n. Finnish: tekniikka (fi), tekniikan ala (fi) French: ingénierie (fr) f. Hebrew: הנדסה (he) (handasá) f.

Ido: injeniorarto (io) Japanese: 工学 (こうがく, kōgaku) Russian: инженерное дело (inženérnoje délo) n., машиностроение (mašinostojénije) n., инжиниринг (inžiníring) m.

area aboard a ship where the engine is located

Finnish: konehuone (fi) Italian: sala macchine

Russian: машинное отделение (mašínnoje otdelénije) n. Spanish: sala de máquinas (es) f.

See also

• science