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engineering
9 ENTRIES FOUND:
engineering
(noun)
chemical engineering
(noun)
civil engineering
(noun)
electrical engineering
(noun)
genetic engineering
(noun)
mechanical engineering
(noun)
social engineering
(noun)
engineer
(verb)
reverse engineer
(verb)
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engineering
/ˌɛnʤə
ˈ
nirɪŋ/
noun
engineering
/ˌɛnʤə
ˈ
nirɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of ENGINEERING
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1
:
the work of designing and creating large structures (such as roads and bridges) or new products or systems by using scientific methods
She studied mechanical/civil/chemical
engineering
.
software
engineering
This control panel is a good example of smart
engineering
.
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2
:
the control or direction of something (such as behavior)
social
engineering
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genetic engineering
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